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Arizona Representative Matt Salmon told The Hill he applauded Trump for “making a strong statement” with the telephone conversation. “I commend [President-elect] Trump for reaching out to the democratically elected president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen,” he said in his statement to the newspaper.

Salmon, head of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, attended Tsai’s inauguration, according to The Hill.