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Sometimes you just can’t trust a Republican senator with a <$NoAd$>microphone …

Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, at a recent GOP event, told diners that state Sen. Daniel Mongiardo, his likely opponent in the November election, looks like one of Saddam Hussein’s sons.

Yesterday, his campaign said it was a joke and apologized.

“We’re sorry if this joke, which got a lot of laughs, offended anyone,” Bunning campaign manager David Young said.

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