RUSH TRANSCRIPT Sofi Get ░░░░░░░░ money right Cheryl a ░░░░░░░░ state sponsored actor hacking ░░░░░░░░ U S Treasury Department ░░░░░░░░ what s being called ░░░░░░░░ major cyber security breach ░░░░░░░░ hackers remotely accessing several ░░░░░░░░ workstations and gained access ░░░░░░░░ unclassified documents after compromising ░░░░░░░░ third party software service ░░░░░░░░ The provider beyond trust ░░░░░░░░ the department about the ░░░░░░░░ on December 8th The ░░░░░░░░ Department spokesperson says the ░░░░░░░░ service has been taken ░░░░░░░░ Right no E there ░░░░░░░░ no evidence China still ░░░░░░░░ access to the systems ░░░░░░░░ FBI and cyber security ░░░░░░░░ security agency are also ░░░░░░░░ investigating I want to ░░░░░░░░ in Fox News contributor ░░░░░░░░ foundation senior fellow for ░░░░░░░░ strategy and author of ░░░░░░░░ 100 year marathon Michael ░░░░░░░░ Michael I guess I ░░░░░░░░ becoming a big cynic ░░░░░░░░ it comes to government ░░░░░░░░ and cyber security but ░░░░░░░░ was not in the ░░░░░░░░ bit surprised that treasury ░░░░░░░░ hacked yesterday Cheryl you ░░░░░░░░ not alone I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of us are ░░░░░░░░ cynics that the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ to have access to ░░░░░░░░ any American secret they ░░░░░░░░ to get and it ░░░░░░░░ obviously good for them ░░░░░░░░ focus on Treasury Department ░░░░░░░░ is where the sanctions ░░░░░░░░ treasury is where the ░░░░░░░░ issue is discussed So ░░░░░░░░ a way I m ░░░░░░░░ they didn t hack ░░░░░░░░ even earlier Cheryl Samantha ░░░░░░░░ has a question along ░░░░░░░░ lines for you She ░░░░░░░░ on the set with ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead I wanted ░░░░░░░░ ask you clearly it ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ we need to deter ░░░░░░░░ threats They re very ░░░░░░░░ and I would like ░░░░░░░░ know what are your ░░░░░░░░ on sisa the cyber ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure agency There s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of criticism ░░░░░░░░ this is an agency ░░░░░░░░ need of dire reform ░░░░░░░░ were reports that the ░░░░░░░░ was weaponized to go ░░░░░░░░ disinformation on social media ░░░░░░░░ it was really weaponized ░░░░░░░░ an agency that strayed ░░░░░░░░ its true purpose and ░░░░░░░░ I actually took the ░░░░░░░░ to go to their ░░░░░░░░ and their Twitter I ░░░░░░░░ t see them posting ░░░░░░░░ about this What is ░░░░░░░░ response and do you ░░░░░░░░ concerns that this agency ░░░░░░░░ reform Yes you ve ░░░░░░░░ a really important problem ░░░░░░░░ different parts of our ░░░░░░░░ are alert to the ░░░░░░░░ threat to different degrees ░░░░░░░░ it s ironic sometimes ░░░░░░░░ people in charge of ░░░░░░░░ really specific issue seem ░░░░░░░░ be asleep at the ░░░░░░░░ The pent gone seems ░░░░░░░░ be quite Pentagon seems ░░░░░░░░ be quite active They ░░░░░░░░ out reports do exercises ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon doesn t ░░░░░░░░ guidance on the China ░░░░░░░░ Someone else who doesn ░░░░░░░░ need guidance is Donald ░░░░░░░░ himself I m an ░░░░░░░░ and he went through ░░░░░░░░ friction with most of ░░░░░░░░ governments in the first ░░░░░░░░ on trying to get ░░░░░░░░ China trade talks going ░░░░░░░░ get a meaningful deal ░░░░░░░░ lot of the government ░░░░░░░░ not help Mr Trump ░░░░░░░░ he had to conduct ░░░░░░░░ pretty much micro manage ░░░░░░░░ himself so I hope ░░░░░░░░ lessons learned from the ░░░░░░░░ term all these mistakes ░░░░░░░░ happened in the first ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump had ░░░░░░░░ correct he had to ░░░░░░░░ some people as is ░░░░░░░░ known and if you ░░░░░░░░ research on this you ░░░░░░░░ enjoy four or five ░░░░░░░░ the memoirs that have ░░░░░░░░ out Jared Kushner s ░░░░░░░░ and others they went ░░░░░░░░ the friction and how ░░░░░░░░ Trump had to come ░░░░░░░░ and step in again ░░░░░░░░ again to make things ░░░░░░░░ Cheryl he learned a ░░░░░░░░ in his first term ░░░░░░░░ he ll be doing ░░░░░░░░ differently in his second ░░░░░░░░ Xi Jinping by the ░░░░░░░░ reportedly telling President Biden ░░░░░░░░ a condolence letter about ░░░░░░░░ Carter that the U ░░░░░░░░ China relationship is one ░░░░░░░░ the most important in ░░░░░░░░ world Chinese state media ░░░░░░░░ xi is willing to ░░░░░░░░ with the U S ░░░░░░░░ bring about the development ░░░░░░░░ healthy stable U S ░░░░░░░░ relations I m curious ░░░░░░░░ you buy that The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal is reporting ░░░░░░░░ the U S s ░░░░░░░░ with China have gone ░░░░░░░░ They say Chinese officials ░░░░░░░░ tried and failed to ░░░░░░░░ access to Trump s ░░░░░░░░ circle What do you ░░░░░░░░ of that This is ░░░░░░░░ suzie wiles ban on ░░░░░░░░ nominees posting their opinions ░░░░░░░░ so important We just ░░░░░░░░ t have the friction ░░░░░░░░ trouble before the president ░░░░░░░░ even inaugurated and some ░░░░░░░░ are already putting out ░░░░░░░░ who are nominees or ░░░░░░░░ ambassadors that could mislead ░░░░░░░░ Chinese President Trump about ░░░░░░░░ years ago wrote a ░░░░░░░░ on how China was ░░░░░░░░ major threat and how ░░░░░░░░ he would do if ░░░░░░░░ this25 years ago and ░░░░░░░░ said unpredictability and really ░░░░░░░░ sanctions are the only ░░░░░░░░ to get China s ░░░░░░░░ It s in the ░░░░░░░░ 25 years is a ░░░░░░░░ time We really haven ░░░░░░░░ succeeded in implementing President ░░░░░░░░ s vision then candidate ░░░░░░░░ might say Cheryl I ░░░░░░░░ t have a lot ░░░░░░░░ time with you Sorry ░░░░░░░░ interrupt you When you ░░░░░░░░ mislead the Chinese can ░░░░░░░░ be more specific on ░░░░░░░░ Well there s hawks ░░░░░░░░ doves in any government ░░░░░░░░ with China We ve ░░░░░░░░ people like Steve Bannon ░░░░░░░░ is proud to say ░░░░░░░░ China is the focus ░░░░░░░░ evil Peter Navarro sometimes ░░░░░░░░ we should pull all ░░░░░░░░ S companies out We ░░░░░░░░ Gordon Chang saying close ░░░░░░░░ embassy stop all trade ░░░░░░░░ the other extreme we ░░░░░░░░ people who want to ░░░░░░░░ business as usual in ░░░░░░░░ What President Trump had ░░░░░░░░ do in the first ░░░░░░░░ is resolve these different ░░░░░░░░ of view including firing ░░░░░░░░ The president s in ░░░░░░░░ Frankly he s the ░░░░░░░░ one who has the ░░░░░░░░ year his history of ░░░░░░░░ tough you have to ░░░░░░░░ on China to get ░░░░░░░░ Cheryl what do you ░░░░░░░░ of the criticism that ░░░░░░░░ Musk has received in ░░░░░░░░ because of his businesses ░░░░░░░░ China He is someone ░░░░░░░░ is very close to ░░░░░░░░ Elect Trump right now ░░░░░░░░ of course is tasked ░░░░░░░░ doge and cost cutting ░░░░░░░░ he has been criticized ░░░░░░░░ the mainstream media because ░░░░░░░░ his because of the ░░░░░░░░ issue and production in ░░░░░░░░ Does that factor into ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ Yes it does Elon ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ around President Trump who ░░░░░░░░ had a lot of ░░░░░░░░ with Xi Jinping To ░░░░░░░░ how to work with ░░░░░░░░ Chinese and get what ░░░░░░░░ wants On the other ░░░░░░░░ everybody knows he ll ░░░░░░░░ kind of vulnerable to ░░░░░░░░ on the Tesla factory ░░░░░░░░ shanghai So it cuts ░░░░░░░░ ways Artwork could be ░░░░░░░░ major asset and someone ░░░░░░░░ knows how to deal ░░░░░░░░ Xi Jinping as well ░░░░░░░░ President Trump or he ░░░░░░░░ be a problem that ░░░░░░░░ seems to speak up ░░░░░░░░ take the Chinese line ░░░░░░░░ time to time That ░░░░░░░░ why suzie wiles ban ░░░░░░░░ to important We don ░░░░░░░░ want people tweeting and ░░░░░░░░ away the president s ░░░░░░░░ positions before the cabinet ░░░░░░░░ even confirmed before most ░░░░░░░░ the ambassadors to say ░░░░░░░░ have not even been ░░░░░░░░ yet Cheryl before you ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ lot of time there ░░░░░░░░ several defense experts that ░░░░░░░░ warning that China s ░░░░░░░░ the largest military buildup ░░░░░░░░ 1930s Nazi Germany Do ░░░░░░░░ see that happening Are ░░░░░░░░ building up their military ░░░░░░░░ why Well this is ░░░░░░░░ of the things the ░░░░░░░░ teams are trying to ░░░░░░░░ out right now why ░░░░░░░░ sudden jump in Chinese ░░░░░░░░ exercises all around Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ morning Taiwan puts out ░░░░░░░░ many pla ships and ░░░░░░░░ are circling around Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ This is really quite ░░░░░░░░ We don t want ░░░░░░░░ the next three weeks ░░░░░░░░ don t want a ░░░░░░░░ to break out and ░░░░░░░░ to leave behind a ░░░░░░░░ conflict with China so ░░░░░░░░ transition teams are trying ░░░░░░░░ find out why did ░░░░░░░░ buildup take place what ░░░░░░░░ our response and is ░░░░░░░░ any hope to maintain ░░░░░░░░ in Asia or are ░░░░░░░░ headed for a war ░░░░░░░░ the Biden team I ░░░░░░░░ very worried about that ░░░░░░░░ many are as well ░░░░░░░░ Pillsbury always great to ░░░░░░░░ with you You re ░░░░░░░░ wealth of information reallyen ░░░░░░░░ it Happy new year ░░░░░░░░ Happy new year Cheryl ░░░░░░░░ up your new year ░░░░░░░░ weather forecast.