As has erupted in anguished fury at 's visit to , the Speaker herself noted that a similar visit from an all-male delegation of US senators earlier this year failed to elicit such a firestorm. 'They made a big fuss because I'm the speaker, I guess. I don't know if that was a reason or an excuse,' she said during a press conference with the Taiwanese president. 'Because they didn't say anything when the men came.' Senators (R, SC), Bob Menendez (D, NJ), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, lead a six-member group of US senators on the trip. They traveled on a US Air Force jet, meaning the Biden administration had sanctioned the trip.
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