Tom Cotton: ‘China Is an Evil Empire ... Waging Economic World War’

BARTIROMO Of course Senator ░░░░░░░░ were the first to ░░░░░░░░ that Covid did leak ░░░░░░░░ the lab likely You ░░░░░░░░ with me in February ░░░░░░░░ And your work speaks ░░░░░░░░ itself Here it is ░░░░░░░░ starts COTTON China was ░░░░░░░░ from the beginning and ░░░░░░░░ re still lying today ░░░░░░░░ virus did not originate ░░░░░░░░ the Wuhan animal market ░░░░░░░░ virus went into that ░░░░░░░░ market before it came ░░░░░░░░ of that food market ░░░░░░░░ also know that just ░░░░░░░░ few miles away from ░░░░░░░░ food market is China ░░░░░░░░ only biosafety level 4 ░░░░░░░░ laboratory that researches human ░░░░░░░░ diseases Now we don ░░░░░░░░ have evidence that this ░░░░░░░░ originated there but because ░░░░░░░░ China s duplicity and ░░░░░░░░ from the beginning we ░░░░░░░░ to at least ask ░░░░░░░░ question to see what ░░░░░░░░ evidence says And China ░░░░░░░░ now is not giving ░░░░░░░░ evidence on that question ░░░░░░░░ all Clip ends BARTIROMO ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ and your incredible work ░░░░░░░░ nailed it back then ░░░░░░░░ continue to show incredible ░░░░░░░░ What should we understand ░░░░░░░░ communist China COTTON Yes ░░░░░░░░ being on your show ░░░░░░░░ about this with you ░░░░░░░░ years later it s ░░░░░░░░ a trip down memory ░░░░░░░░ BARTIROMO I know COTTON ░░░░░░░░ deja vu Because as ░░░░░░░░ say it was on ░░░░░░░░ show that I first ░░░░░░░░ where any person with ░░░░░░░░ sense and two eyes ░░░░░░░░ have concluded that this ░░░░░░░░ almost certainly came from ░░░░░░░░ laboratory I was pleased ░░░░░░░░ see that CIA has ░░░░░░░░ reached that same conclusion ░░░░░░░░ as Director Ratcliffe said ░░░░░░░░ happened on Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ watch I read that ░░░░░░░░ before Director Ratcliffe publicized ░░░░░░░░ It happened in the ░░░░░░░░ week of the Biden ░░░░░░░░ It cannot be accused ░░░░░░░░ a politicized intelligence assessment ░░░░░░░░ s the best evidence ░░░░░░░░ have I think the ░░░░░░░░ now is whether we ░░░░░░░░ going to make communist ░░░░░░░░ pay I write in ░░░░░░░░ new book Seven Things ░░░░░░░░ Can t Say About ░░░░░░░░ that China is an ░░░░░░░░ empire that China is ░░░░░░░░ economic world war China ░░░░░░░░ preparing for war China ░░░░░░░░ infiltrated our society and ░░░░░░░░ government And the only ░░░░░░░░ to stop this is ░░░░░░░░ recognize the threat Seven ░░░░░░░░ You Can t Say ░░░░░░░░ China tries to ring ░░░░░░░░ alarm bell for every ░░░░░░░░ about the threat that ░░░░░░░░ China poses to our ░░░░░░░░ of life There are ░░░░░░░░ things we can do ░░░░░░░░ away I have legislation ░░░░░░░░ I once sponsored with ░░░░░░░░ of State Marco Rubio ░░░░░░░░ I now continue to ░░░░░░░░ with others like Josh ░░░░░░░░ that would take away ░░░░░░░░ s most favored permanent ░░░░░░░░ favored nation status We ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ building our military in ░░░░░░░░ way that deters Chinese ░░░░░░░░ in the Western Pacific ░░░░░░░░ Trump is talking about ░░░░░░░░ across the board sanctions ░░░░░░░░ Chinese products We need ░░░░░░░░ reshore a lot of ░░░░░░░░ manufacturing and other industrial ░░░░░░░░ so we re not ░░░░░░░░ on China for critical ░░░░░░░░ like rare Earth elements ░░░░░░░░ basic pharmaceuticals These are ░░░░░░░░ things that China has ░░░░░░░░ to challenge our global ░░░░░░░░ And we have to ░░░░░░░░ the threat if we ░░░░░░░░ going to beat that ░░░░░░░░ back BARTIROMO Well your ░░░░░░░░ is incredibly important Thank ░░░░░░░░ for the book because ░░░░░░░░ public does need to ░░░░░░░░ the threat here Would ░░░░░░░░ support removing Chinese stocks ░░░░░░░░ American exchanges sir I ░░░░░░░░ look we know that ░░░░░░░░ companies that are sanctioned ░░░░░░░░ still trading on U ░░░░░░░░ exchanges basically enabling ordinary ░░░░░░░░ to invest in those ░░░░░░░░ And in effect fund ░░░░░░░░ expansion of our number ░░░░░░░░ adversary COTTON Yeah And ░░░░░░░░ oftentimes they don t ░░░░░░░░ our disclosure standards either ░░░░░░░░ That s right COTTON ░░░░░░░░ things like basic audit ░░░░░░░░ I ve long thought ░░░░░░░░ ve long thought this ░░░░░░░░ another foolish example of ░░░░░░░░ our elites for 40 ░░░░░░░░ have let China play ░░░░░░░░ one set of rules ░░░░░░░░ we play by the ░░░░░░░░ set of rules We ░░░░░░░░ not allow these companies ░░░░░░░░ opaque financials who are ░░░░░░░░ in China to be ░░░░░░░░ in our stock exchanges ░░░░░░░░ just to fund their ░░░░░░░░ that can be used ░░░░░░░░ undermine American workers and ░░░░░░░░ or national security but ░░░░░░░░ as a real threat ░░░░░░░░ fraud on American investors ░░░░░░░░ s just one more ░░░░░░░░ of how China has ░░░░░░░░ itself into every corner ░░░░░░░░ American life Again I ░░░░░░░░ out in Seven Things ░░░░░░░░ Can t Say About ░░░░░░░░ how they ve done ░░░░░░░░ in Hollywood in the ░░░░░░░░ in universities in Washington ░░░░░░░░ C at state and ░░░░░░░░ governments as well The ░░░░░░░░ is real and it ░░░░░░░░ actually more present in ░░░░░░░░ daily lives than you ░░░░░░░░ realize.”