Schumer: Biden ‘Humiliated’ Chinese by Shooting Down Spy Balloon

STEPHANOPOULOS Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ in this morning Schumer ░░░░░░░░ to be here George ░░░░░░░░ time in three years ░░░░░░░░ Yes it s been ░░░░░░░░ while since Covid I ░░░░░░░░ to start with this ░░░░░░░░ of the Chinese spy ░░░░░░░░ and other aerial objects ░░░░░░░░ incidents in a week ░░░░░░░░ Biden took some heat ░░░░░░░░ your Democratic colleagues for ░░░░░░░░ shooting down the spy ░░░░░░░░ sooner What can you ░░░░░░░░ us about these last ░░░░░░░░ incidents Friday and Saturday ░░░░░░░░ And are you confident ░░░░░░░░ the overall administration response ░░░░░░░░ Yes You know I ░░░░░░░░ briefed by Jake Sullivan ░░░░░░░░ night so let me ░░░░░░░░ right to it and ░░░░░░░░ ll give a little ░░░░░░░░ and then get to ░░░░░░░░ specific The bottom line ░░░░░░░░ for until a few ░░░░░░░░ ago we didn t ░░░░░░░░ of these balloons Our ░░░░░░░░ and our military did ░░░░░░░░ know This went as ░░░░░░░░ back as President Trump ░░░░░░░░ least three times these ░░░░░░░░ It s wild we ░░░░░░░░ t know isn t ░░░░░░░░ Schumer It is wild ░░░░░░░░ we didn t know ░░░░░░░░ and I ll get ░░░░░░░░ that in a minute ░░░░░░░░ they are learning a ░░░░░░░░ more And the military ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence are focused ░░░░░░░░ a laser on first ░░░░░░░░ and accumulating the information ░░░░░░░░ coming up with a ░░░░░░░░ analysis of what went ░░░░░░░░ before what s going ░░░░░░░░ now and what could ░░░░░░░░ on in the future ░░░░░░░░ can be sure that ░░░░░░░░ any any American interests ░░░░░░░░ people are at risk ░░░░░░░░ ll take appropriate action ░░░░░░░░ they get that comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ however we have to ░░░░░░░░ at each balloon individually ░░░░░░░░ see what crosstalk STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ these balloons Friday and ░░░░░░░░ night Schumer They believe ░░░░░░░░ were yes but much ░░░░░░░░ than the than the ░░░░░░░░ the first one Both ░░░░░░░░ those one over Canada ░░░░░░░░ over Alaska were at ░░░░░░░░ 000 feet Immediately it ░░░░░░░░ determined that that s ░░░░░░░░ danger to commercial aircraft ░░░░░░░░ also fly at 40 ░░░░░░░░ feet And so the ░░░░░░░░ one in cooperation with ░░░░░░░░ Canadians the first one ░░░░░░░░ the Americans took it ░░░░░░░░ And that s appropriate ░░░░░░░░ first balloon there was ░░░░░░░░ much different Rationale which ░░░░░░░░ think was the appropriate ░░░░░░░░ We got enormous intelligence ░░░░░░░░ from surveilling the balloon ░░░░░░░░ it went over the ░░░░░░░░ States STEPHANOPOULOS Didn t ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese get enormous ░░░░░░░░ as well Schumer Well ░░░░░░░░ they could have been ░░░░░░░░ it anyway But we ░░░░░░░░ to know what they ░░░░░░░░ doing OK And we ░░░░░░░░ t know exactly but ░░░░░░░░ got a lot of ░░░░░░░░ And more importantly by ░░░░░░░░ it down over water ░░░░░░░░ S waters only a ░░░░░░░░ miles out from South ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ be able to piece ░░░░░░░░ this whole whole surveillance ░░░░░░░░ and know exactly what ░░░░░░░░ going on So that ░░░░░░░░ a huge coup for ░░░░░░░░ United States STEPHANOPOULOS This ░░░░░░░░ is going to have ░░░░░░░░ be shut down now ░░░░░░░░ t it The Chinese ░░░░░░░░ t going to be ░░░░░░░░ to send balloons Schumer ░░░░░░░░ I think the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ humiliated I think the ░░░░░░░░ were caught lying And ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ it s a real ░░░░░░░░ back for them yes ░░░░░░░░ think they re going ░░░░░░░░ have to I think ░░░░░░░░ re probably going to ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ or do something because ░░░░░░░░ look really bad And ░░░░░░░░ re not just doing ░░░░░░░░ United States This is ░░░░░░░░ crew of balloons we ░░░░░░░░ one in South America ░░░░░░░░ ve probably been all ░░░░░░░░ the world STEPHANOPOULOS So ░░░░░░░░ do we do now ░░░░░░░░ counter China overall if ░░░░░░░░ re clearly taking more ░░░░░░░░ actions Schumer That s ░░░░░░░░ great question Yes And ░░░░░░░░ more point I would ░░░░░░░░ on this by the ░░░░░░░░ I do think Senator ░░░░░░░░ is looking into why ░░░░░░░░ took so long for ░░░░░░░░ our military our intelligence ░░░░░░░░ know about these balloons ░░░░░░░░ s something I support ░░░░░░░░ should look at that ░░░░░░░░ s the question we ░░░░░░░░ to answer I think ░░░░░░░░ military our intelligence are ░░░░░░░░ a great job present ░░░░░░░░ future I feel a ░░░░░░░░ of confidence in what ░░░░░░░░ re doing But why ░░░░░░░░ as far back as ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration did no ░░░░░░░░ know about this Now ░░░░░░░░ China in general look ░░░░░░░░ I have always been ░░░░░░░░ China hawk but China ░░░░░░░░ the second biggest power ░░░░░░░░ the in the world ░░░░░░░░ and geopolitically We can ░░░░░░░░ just have a cold ░░░░░░░░ with them We have ░░░░░░░░ have a relationship with ░░░░░░░░ But China has taken ░░░░░░░░ of us over and ░░░░░░░░ and over again And ░░░░░░░░ administration has been just ░░░░░░░░ tougher than any other ░░░░░░░░ bill I passed the ░░░░░░░░ and Science bill is ░░░░░░░░ to bring all of ░░░░░░░░ semiconductor manufacturing back to ░░░░░░░░ back to America Just ░░░░░░░░ other day I was ░░░░░░░░ East Fishkill the old ░░░░░░░░ plant a new company ░░░░░░░░ Onsemi is taking plants ░░░░░░░░ of Korea out of ░░░░░░░░ and putting them here ░░░░░░░░ make semiconductors The administration ░░░░░░░░ another thing on its ░░░░░░░░ It said we re ░░░░░░░░ going to send any ░░░░░░░░ the materials used to ░░░░░░░░ semiconductors that is the ░░░░░░░░ to China That s ░░░░░░░░ real blow The Chinese ░░░░░░░░ feeling that badly We ░░░░░░░░ a similar thing on ░░░░░░░░ smaller basis just with ░░░░░░░░ balloons Six Chinese companies ░░░░░░░░ probably make the balloons ░░░░░░░░ sanctioned So I think ░░░░░░░░ administration is strong and ░░░░░░░░ on China but mindful ░░░░░░░░ the fact that we ░░░░░░░░ you know we can ░░░░░░░░ stop talking to them ░░░░░░░░ have to try to ░░░░░░░░ some kind of relationship ░░░░░░░░ This won t make ░░░░░░░░ daughters happy but how ░░░░░░░░ banning TikTok Schumer Well ░░░░░░░░ s a great question.”