Reaction & Commentary
HAVE A CONFERENCE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH THE COMMUNIST CHINESE. THEY KNOW NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THAT BALLOON WAS FLYING ALL OVER THE CONTINENTAL U.S. AND ALASKA AIR SPACE. THEY KNOW WE DID NOTHING WHEN RUSSIA TOOK DOWN A DRONE. CLEARLY, THEY HAVE MADE A DETERMINATION THAT THIS PRESIDENT’S NOT GONNA ACT.
THAT IS MY TAKE. WHAT IS YOURS? >> I AGREE WITH YOU, SEAN. FLYING THAT LARGE BALLOON OVER OUR NUCLEAR WEAPONS SITE. THEY WERE PREPARING FOR FIRST OR SECOND NUKE STRIKE ON THE U.S. THAT SHOWED UTTER DISRESPECT, UTTER DISREGARD FOR THE UNITED STATES. AND THEY SAW THE REACTION OF THE
PENTAGON TO THIS AND THE REACTION OF THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. THERE WAS COMPLETE DISARRAY. WE COULD HAVE SHOT THAT BALLOON DOWN OVER ALASKA, CANADA, OVER UNINHABITED LAND. AND WE DIDN’T DO IT. THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. WE HAVE SEEN THE COLLAPSE OF AMERICA’S POSITION AROUND THE WORLD.
ALL OF THESE PLACES THAT YOU MENTION. THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE BIDEN HAS GONE BACK ON SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN POLICIES. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MIDDLE EAST POLICY OF ANY AMERICAN PRESIDENT SINCE FDR. BIDEN HAS HAD THE WORST. TRUMP SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR THE ABRAHAM ACCORD.
THE EUROPEANS WOULDN’T DO THAT. >> >> SEAN: THIS IS SO SERIOUS TO ME WHAT YOU’RE SAYING. OBVIOUSLY JOE BIDEN ADVOCATED THE ROLE OF THE U.S. AND THE FREE WORLD, BUT ALSO THE WORLD IN GENERAL. AND NOW IT’S CLEAR. THE SAUDI DECISION, VERY CONSCIOUS DECISION. NOT ONLY DID THEY ALLOW CHINA TO
BROKER A DEAL WITH IRAN NEXT TO SYRIA, BUT NOW THEY ALSO REDUCE THE PRODUCTION OF OIL, BY 1.3 MILLION BARRELS A DAY, WHICH WILL RAISE PRICES BECAUSE THE U.S. IS OUT OF THE DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION BUSINESS. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS HIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM DECIDED WAS THAT
THE U.S. WAS GOING TO MAINTAIN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND WE WERE GOING TO PUMP OIL AND GAS AND USE IT TO SELL TO OTHERS TO GET THEM TO FOLLOW AMERICAN POLICIES. THIS WAS GREAT POLICY. BIDEN HAS JUST TURNED HIS BACK ON IT. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THE COLLAPSE OF THE AMERICAN POSITION.
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IN OUR LIFE TIME. WE’RE BACK TO THE CARTER ERA OF THE U.S. BEING CONSIDERED THE WEAK PERSON IN THE WORLD. THIS IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE. >> THERE WAS A MOMENT, ARI FLEISHER, DURING THIS XI AND PUTIN SUMMIT AT THE VERY END. I KNOW THEY WANTED THIS TO GO VIRAL.
I KNOW THEY WANTED THE WORLD TO SEE IT. PRESIDENT XI SAYING WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WE HAVEN’T SEEN IN OVER 100 YEARS. MY INTERPRETATION OF THAT IS THEY NOW WANT TO BE THE SOLE DOMINANT SUPER POWER IN THE WORLD. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? >> NO, I THINK THEY BOTH WANT TO.
WHATEVER HAPPENS THAT TAKES DOWN AMERICA, THAT MOVES US DOWN SEVERAL NOTCH, THAT WEAKENS US IS ALL WHAT THEY WANT. THIS BEGAN WITH BARACK OBAMA INABILITY TO ENFORCE A RED LINE AGAINST SYRIA WHEN SYRIA MOVED CHEMICAL WEAPONS. IT STARTED WITH A RED LINE AND SYRIA AND CONTINUED WITH A BALLOON WITH CHINA.
IT’S THE WEAKNESS OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNDER DONALD TRUMP. IT’S HAPPENING NOW BECAUSE THEY MEASURE US. THEY MEASURE BIDEN AND SEE WEAKNESS. THE FAILURE TO TAKE DOWN THE BALLOON. WHAT THE RUSSIANS DID OVER THE BLACK SEA, INTERNATIONAL TERRITORY WHEN THEY SHOT DOWN AN AMERICAN DRONE.
WHAT DID WE DO TO RESPOND? WE SAT ON OUR HANDS. YOU DON’T THINK FOREIGN NATIONS OBSERVE THIS? NOT ONLY CHINA AND RUSSIA, BUT IRAN AND NORTH KOREA, TOO. WHAT ALSO HAPPENS, NATIONS LIKE SAUDI ARABIA, OUR ALLIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, EGYPT, THEY START TO HEDGE THEIR BETS. THEY DON’T THINK THEY CAN RELY
OR COUNT ON AMERICA THE WAY THEY DID WHEN WE TOOK OUT THE LEADER OF IRAN. THEY START TO COZY UP TO IRAN AND THE OTHERS. WHEN DONALD TRUMP WAS IN OFFICE THEY MADE PEACE WITH ISRAEL. NOW THEY’RE PLAYING FOOTSIE WITH JOE BIDEN. >> THE ELECTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIAL,
THEY’RE TELLING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT, IN FACT, THEY CAN’T GO VISIT OUR ALLY, TAIWAN, OR THERE WILL BE REPERCUSSIONS. THEY DIDN’T EVEN WANT SPEAKER MCCARTHY MEETING WITH THE TAIWANESE PRESIDENT IN CALIFORNIA. THEY THINK THEY CAN LECTURE AND THREATEN US. GO TO THE DRUDGE REPORT. CHINA READY TO FIGHT. RARE CARRIER CONFRONTATION
SHOWDOWN WITH U.S. NAVY. I CAN’T IMAGINE FOR A SECOND THAT WOULD EVER HAPPEN WITH DONALD J. TRUMP AS PRESIDENT BECAUSE I GENUINELY THINK THEY FEARED HIM AND THEY HAD A BELIEF THAT HE MEANT IT. HE MIGHT BE CRAZY ENOUGH TO DO IT. THAT FEAR WAS A GREAT MOTIVATOR
TO PREVENT THEM FROM DOING A LOT OF THIS STUFF. >> CERTAINLY IS. SEAN, YOU MENTIONED WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE THREE LARGE NAVIES THAT ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER’S. CHINA’S, TAIWAN’S AND OURS. THIS IS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS. WE’VE SEEN CHINA WITH DANGEROUS
INTERCEPTS OF AMERICAN PLANES IN INTERNATIONAL AIR SPACE. IT SHOWS AGAIN THAT DISRESPECT FOR THE U.S. THAT MEANS YOU HAVE CHINESE MILITARY CORPS. THEY KNOW BETTER, BUT THEY DO WANT TO GO TO WAR. WE HAVE A POLITICAL SYSTEM IN CHINA THAT IS ENCOURAGING XI TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS IS DANGEROUS.
BIDEN AND THE PENTAGON HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT’S OCCURRING INSIDE CHINA. >> I DON’T THINK JOE BIDEN WILL DO A THING IF THEY CONFRONT OUR CARRIER IN THE AREA. >> I’M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. I THINK IF THERE’S MILITARY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST ONE OF OUR NAVAL WAR SHIP, HE’LL HAVE NO CHOICE.
HOW COULD HE SIT THERE AND LET THAT HAPPEN? >> HOW COULD HE LET A SPY BALLOON FLY ACROSS THE U.S. AND NOT LIFT A FINGER? >> THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND AN ACTIVE NAVAL SHIP THAT HAS AMERICAN PERSONNEL ON BOARD. >> WHAT IF THEY JUST TRY A BLOCKADE?
I BET JOE BIDEN WOULD TURN AROUND. >> A BLOCKADE IS DIFFERENT. I WOULD WORRY ABOUT THAT, JOE BIDEN’S FORTITUDE ABOUT A BLOCKADE. >> HE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT
