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A brutal string of humiliations cracked this Republican's glass jaw

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U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, has taken it on the chin repeatedly over the past week. He wants another term in the Senate, but first he has to make it through an increasingly fraught election season. First, his campaign apparently shared an AI-generated graphic of Kansas showing its 105 counties in — curious positions. Also, there weren’t 105 of them. His challenger, Overland Park Democrat Adam Hamilton, quickly made hay of the situation. “Spend enough time in Florida and you might forget what Kansas looks like,” the Hamilton campaign posted Friday. Then President Donald Trump threatened Canadian aerospace company Bombardier on Monday. “NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough!” he proclaimed via Truth Social, ignoring the fact that more than 1,000 Americans work at Bombardier facilities in — whoops — Wichita. Marshall posted on social media that he had the problem well in hand: “I’m going to fight to keep Bombardier’s over 1,200 Kansas j

First report: Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. — nytimes.com, 7d