RUSH TRANSCRIPT Let s ░░░░░░░░ the views of our ░░░░░░░░ now on death threats ░░░░░░░░ t joined by former ░░░░░░░░ strategist Steve marino enjoy ░░░░░░░░ Democratic strategist and founder ░░░░░░░░ choice strategies Joe to ░░░░░░░░ first So much of ░░░░░░░░ we heard about the ░░░░░░░░ of Defense in the ░░░░░░░░ in recent weeks has ░░░░░░░░ about cost causing stepping ░░░░░░░░ from involvement in in ░░░░░░░░ parts parts of the ░░░░░░░░ This is a massive ░░░░░░░░ What does it say ░░░░░░░░ the direction of travel ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration and this ░░░░░░░░ Katrina has a longtime ░░░░░░░░ soldier I hate to ░░░░░░░░ this but a good ░░░░░░░░ of America s military ░░░░░░░░ is maintaining our air ░░░░░░░░ and so I think ░░░░░░░░ s an investment that ░░░░░░░░ to be made Boeing ░░░░░░░░ a great company I ░░░░░░░░ it s a reminder ░░░░░░░░ if a dangerous world ░░░░░░░░ then I think we ░░░░░░░░ so focused on Russia ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine but the larger ░░░░░░░░ looking behind is China ░░░░░░░░ has massive resources to ░░░░░░░░ in their military I ░░░░░░░░ sure they re they ░░░░░░░░ working on exactly the ░░░░░░░░ technology is going into ░░░░░░░░ eh 47 and so ░░░░░░░░ had to stay our ░░░░░░░░ We have to make ░░░░░░░░ investments and now and ░░░░░░░░ I think yes there ░░░░░░░░ a lot Focus human ░░░░░░░░ on cost cutting but ░░░░░░░░ are certain things where ░░░░░░░░ investments absolutely necessary because ░░░░░░░░ we don t do ░░░░░░░░ we absolutely run the ░░░░░░░░ of being over run ░░░░░░░░ our enemies Is this ░░░░░░░░ sensible decision for the ░░░░░░░░ of America Well I ░░░░░░░░ in the world is ░░░░░░░░ dangerous I think Donald ░░░░░░░░ makes it so and ░░░░░░░░ yes and we we ░░░░░░░░ to invest in defense ░░░░░░░░ another other countries will ░░░░░░░░ to do so as ░░░░░░░░ A Boeing is a ░░░░░░░░ American company and we ░░░░░░░░ that dollars to making ░░░░░░░░ plane Hopefully we ll ░░░░░░░░ back to the American ░░░░░░░░ involved in boosting the ░░░░░░░░ Boeing had struggled a ░░░░░░░░ as the as a ░░░░░░░░ for reasons Everyone understands ░░░░░░░░ a big plane disasters ░░░░░░░░ some other issues and ░░░░░░░░ you know this is ░░░░░░░░ help to readability I ░░░░░░░░ all for it okay ░░░░░░░░ and Joe for the ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ present Trump also told ░░░░░░░░ today that Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ at the Pentagon What ░░░░░░░░ about cost cutting us ░░░░░░░░ ve been discussing their ░░░░░░░░ the present dismissing a ░░░░░░░░ in The New York ░░░░░░░░ that billion I was ░░░░░░░░ briefed about the U ░░░░░░░░ military s plan for ░░░░░░░░ war that might break ░░░░░░░░ with China has just ░░░░░░░░ mentioning their the U ░░░░░░░░ d secretary Pete pete ░░░░░░░░ that reiterated that no ░░░░░░░░ war plans were discussed ░░░░░░░░ as a patriot muscles ░░░░░░░░ innovator you must provide ░░░░░░░░ lot of capabilities Our ░░░░░░░░ and our military rely ░░░░░░░░ and I m grateful ░░░░░░░░ that We welcomed him ░░░░░░░░ to the Pentagon to ░░░░░░░░ about doge to talk ░░░░░░░░ efficiencies To talk about ░░░░░░░░ it was a great ░░░░░░░░ conversation The rest of ░░░░░░░░ reporting was fake There ░░░░░░░░ no war plans with ░░░░░░░░ Chinese war plans There ░░░░░░░░ no secret plans that ░░░░░░░░ not what we re ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon Into that ░░░░░░░░ was a Republican strategist ░░░░░░░░ I enjoy Cheney a ░░░░░░░░ strategist and founder of ░░░░░░░░ strategist Joe How comfortable ░░░░░░░░ uncomfortable are you with ░░░░░░░░ presence of Mr Musk ░░░░░░░░ so many high level ░░░░░░░░ Possible and I gonna ░░░░░░░░ honest human giant I ░░░░░░░░ up in the 19 ░░░░░░░░ and my parents told ░░░░░░░░ that The New York ░░░░░░░░ was the gold standard ░░░░░░░░ that what educated people ░░░░░░░░ and for 20 years ░░░░░░░░ has degraded nothing more ░░░░░░░░ like a tabloid rag ░░░░░░░░ fact that The New ░░░░░░░░ Times reported on the ░░░░░░░░ anonymous sources which were ░░░░░░░░ debunked within hours It ░░░░░░░░ goes to show how ░░░░░░░░ frankly a lot of ░░░░░░░░ has gone If people ░░░░░░░░ a serious information they ░░░░░░░░ to say put your ░░░░░░░░ out cite the source ░░░░░░░░ actually run with it ░░░░░░░░ we ve heard this ░░░░░░░░ years we heard anonymous ░░░░░░░░ from the FBI was ░░░░░░░░ Russia eight years and ░░░░░░░░ of that nonsense and ░░░░░░░░ cut it out You ░░░░░░░░ times be more responsible ░░░░░░░░ far as you must ░░░░░░░░ is a patriot I ░░░░░░░░ very very comfortable with ░░░░░░░░ he s doing for ░░░░░░░░ government He doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to do this It ░░░░░░░░ it s own expense ░░░░░░░░ God bless him He ░░░░░░░░ a great patriot I ░░░░░░░░ sure The New York ░░░░░░░░ show will take issue ░░░░░░░░ your characterization of them ░░░░░░░░ their journalists at this ░░░░░░░░ in time But I ░░░░░░░░ the point you re ░░░░░░░░ out the same one ░░░░░░░░ hear often And from ░░░░░░░░ Trump as well but ░░░░░░░░ just on the issue ░░░░░░░░ a conflict of interest ░░░░░░░░ Musk is himself a ░░░░░░░░ contractor If he s ░░░░░░░░ these kind of meetings ░░░░░░░░ the defense secretary Pete ░░░░░░░░ that even if he ░░░░░░░░ wearing his those has ░░░░░░░░ the time not his ░░░░░░░░ contractor has is he ░░░░░░░░ getting an unfair advantage ░░░░░░░░ others He is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ an unfair advantage We ░░░░░░░░ see some of the ░░░░░░░░ that he is targeted ░░░░░░░░ ones that he s ░░░░░░░░ dealings with the as ░░░░░░░░ is completely inappropriate for ░░░░░░░░ to have this level ░░░░░░░░ security clearance is completely ░░░░░░░░ for him to be ░░░░░░░░ in That is before ░░░░░░░░ courts at this present ░░░░░░░░ now and is continuing ░░░░░░░░ be an issue in ░░░░░░░░ We know that the ░░░░░░░░ houses many staffers are ░░░░░░░░ by Musk and seeking ░░░░░░░░ undermine him and get ░░░░░░░░ of them as we ░░░░░░░░ as are many members ░░░░░░░░ Congress so it is ░░░░░░░░ inappropriate and as for ░░░░░░░░ this was true or ░░░░░░░░ simply because the Trump ░░░░░░░░ says it was it ░░░░░░░░ not enough For me ░░░░░░░░ will tell I trust ░░░░░░░░ New York Times we ░░░░░░░░ see See as time ░░░░░░░░ what really happened in ░░░░░░░░ meeting Joe We know ░░░░░░░░ there s a risk ░░░░░░░░ trade wars of various ░░░░░░░░ types but when we ░░░░░░░░ about military planning for ░░░░░░░░ war with China what ░░░░░░░░ spark a military conflict ░░░░░░░░ China I mean there ░░░░░░░░ a radar sorry Joe ░░░░░░░░ joy Norton it s ░░░░░░░░ conflict over Taiwan If ░░░░░░░░ decides to invade Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ we claim it as ░░░░░░░░ territory be worse to ░░░░░░░░ how how hard you ░░░░░░░░ to fight back in ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan which is an ░░░░░░░░ We have economic investment ░░░░░░░░ military forces there and ░░░░░░░░ that s something that ░░░░░░░░ will would spark a ░░░░░░░░ and then we d ░░░░░░░░ to be prepared to ░░░░░░░░ out how far we ░░░░░░░░ to go to defend ░░░░░░░░ or China becomes aggressive ░░░░░░░░ and mean Very clear ░░░░░░░░ goal by 20 47 ░░░░░░░░ to reclaim Taiwan issue ░░░░░░░░ a renegade province and ░░░░░░░░ that s exactly the ░░░░░░░░ of thing that was ░░░░░░░░ a conflict Okay lots ░░░░░░░░ to chat about stay ░░░░░░░░ us for just a ░░░░░░░░ around the world and ░░░░░░░░ the U K this ░░░░░░░░ BBC News We re ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office a