These republicans never quit.

Republicans are now trying to say that cancelling the port takeover is a bad thing.
They now are saying that the developments could make cash-rich investors in the Persian Gulf, where there is the widespread belief that the furor was rooted in anti-Arab bias, wary of high-profile investments in the United States.

Hey, it's a good thing to dis-motivate the foreign rich from buying up all of our assets, especially those with security issues.