Rep. Zinke: The Panama Canal Is Critical to Our National Security and at Present It Is Being Run by the CCP

CASONE We ll have ░░░░░░░░ see what Denmark says ░░░░░░░░ that But joining me ░░░░░░░░ is Montana Congressman Ryan ░░░░░░░░ He s a member ░░░░░░░░ the House Appropriations Foreign ░░░░░░░░ and Joint Commission on ░░░░░░░░ He s also the ░░░░░░░░ secretary of the Interior ░░░░░░░░ congressman good morning to ░░░░░░░░ First your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ posts on Christmas Day ░░░░░░░░ President Trump ZINKE Well ░░░░░░░░ s interesting On South ░░░░░░░░ Central America and Mexico ░░░░░░░░ we have forgotten it ░░░░░░░░ our own peril And ░░░░░░░░ Monroe Doctrine I think ░░░░░░░░ a standard of our ░░░░░░░░ And of course Canada ░░░░░░░░ in trouble long in ░░░░░░░░ you know as far ░░░░░░░░ you re doing the ░░░░░░░░ go So you know ░░░░░░░░ shot across the bow ░░░░░░░░ with the Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ we have China and ░░░░░░░░ We have Maduro in ░░░░░░░░ We ve had Russian ░░░░░░░░ there And the Panama ░░░░░░░░ is critical to our ░░░░░░░░ security And at present ░░░░░░░░ is being run by ░░░░░░░░ Chinese Communist Party So ░░░░░░░░ it a concern Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Well I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ think with the new ░░░░░░░░ in Panama because he ░░░░░░░░ seen as someone that ░░░░░░░░ pro Trump he was ░░░░░░░░ about the Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ so far his public ░░░░░░░░ are that is off ░░░░░░░░ table What he is ░░░░░░░░ to do is to ░░░░░░░░ with the Darien Gap ░░░░░░░░ of course is the ░░░░░░░░ source of South American ░░░░░░░░ Central American immigration to ░░░░░░░░ U S ZINKE Well ░░░░░░░░ Trump is a master ░░░░░░░░ negotiation Obviously we want ░░░░░░░░ control our southern border ░░░░░░░░ we want a fair ░░░░░░░░ of the Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ it s a shot ░░░░░░░░ the bow It was ░░░░░░░░ anyone on anyone s ░░░░░░░░ until President Trump tweeted ░░░░░░░░ And now it is.”