Capitol Report Full Broadcast (Nov. 9)

Good evening. Tonight on the Capitol Report, President Trump says further U.S. strikes on Iran may be unlikely. Why he believes Iran's military has been effectively defeated. Then what comes next? It won't be necessary. Taking the military action doesn't seem to be a very necessary thing. And the President urging Republicans to pass a bipartisan energy bill. Congressman Buddy Carter will join us to break down the GOP's priorities before potentially losing their majority. And what's at stake for American workers? And the CEO of Nvidia reportedly targeted in a CCP honey trap operation. What does this reveal about Beijing's efforts to infiltrate America's tech industry? And I asked him about that. And he said he had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy. This is Capitol Report, live from our global headquarters in our nation's capital. Here's Steve Lance. Good evening. President Trump says there are no planned strikes on Iran, but he's keeping the U.S. military in the region to protect Middle Eastern allies. We go now live to NTD's Washington correspondent, Jack Bradley, standing by at the North Lawn. Good evening, Jack. So where do things stand right now with this conflict? Good evening, Steve. Well, President Trump's speaking to reporters saying that the U.S. will not carry out renewed strikes on Iran. And he just met with Qatar's prime minister here at the White House today, whose country has been a mediator in the negotiations between the United States and Iran. Trump says that he's keeping the U.S. military in the region while talks continue and that there's a good chance this will all end soon. Take a look. It won't be necessary. Taking the military action doesn't seem to be a very necessary thing, but we're locked and loaded, ready to go for any reason that changes. Israel and the entire Middle East are protected from Iranian danger and threats, and we're seeing momentum toward the end of this conflict. I think it's going to be ending fairly soon. The president says that he's keeping U.S. military assets in the region to protect allies from Iran in case the status quo gets broken. It's been months of quiet, though, without strikes in the conflict from either side. Military nuclear capability is wiped out in Iran. President Trump announcing as well a new task force called Task Force Iron Gate to prevent Iran from obtaining military equipment and dual-use technologies through land. Meanwhile, the U.S. is keeping that naval blockade on Iran. Oil can't come in or out. Meanwhile, the president backing NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang after the company launched a probe into his affair with a suspected Chinese spy. Take a look. I believe he's suffering greatly. I read his statement, and I believe he's suffering greatly, more so because of his family, his wife, who he loves, and his family, because I did speak to him today just to see if he's feeling all right, how you're doing, and I asked him about that. And he said he had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy. And the CEO of UFC, Dana White, was at the White House press briefing room today alongside President Trump right after President Trump joked about making White his next press secretary. Take a look. I've always wanted to do this. Who has the first question? Thank you very much. Thank you. I have zero political aspirations. I was in a fight for Zuffa Boxing in London when he called me and told me that he had done this. And the last 24 hours of my life has been insane. But there was an actual changing of the guard today at the White House. Stephen Miller beginning his first day as chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, who's stepping down and moving to President Trump's political operations. Steve. Certainly never a dull moment at the White House, Jack. Earlier today, speaking of events, the White House went on lockdown following a security breach and two arrests. What do we know about what happened? So one person drove a car onto the sidewalk, crashing it into the nearby Lafayette Park, which is just outside the gates of the North Lawn here at the White House, while another person jumped a security barricade. Now, the White House was briefly placed on lockdown, and the roads around the park were closed for a brief moment. A Secret Service spokesperson says that the driver who crashed his car into the sidewalk was combative with law enforcement and quickly arrested. And at the same time, A second person jumped the barricade at Lafayette Park, and they were also arrested. The Secret Service says both incidents are under investigation, and it's unclear at this time if they are connected. Fascinating stuff. NTD's Jack Bradley, live from the White House. Thank you, Jack. In the Supreme Court today allowing the Trump administration to proceed with the construction of a section of border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The wall will run along a remote region in West Texas that includes Big Bend National Park. The court granted the administration's emergency request to lift a federal judge's order that halted the construction in the region. A lawsuit against the project was brought by an environmental group and some other challengers. In making its decision, the court, relying on an immigration law that gives Homeland Security broad authority to construct border barriers, the court said the government is exceedingly likely to prevail on its arguments in that suit. And NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, facing scrutiny after he admitted to having an affair with a Chinese spy. To break it all down, national security implications, Stephen Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute and author of the book, The Devil in Communist China. He'll be joining us in just a few moments. Stay tuned for that. In the meantime, joining me now to discuss the president's latest press briefing are Democratic strategist Mally Smith and Republican strategist Ford O'Connell. Great to have you both back with us. So the president today discussing immigration at that press conference, elaborating on recent Innocent statements he made. In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired last night, here's what he had to say about some of the immigration policy and discussion. We want to get the worst of the worst, and then we'll see what happens, but they came in illegally. Many of them have good jobs now, they're productive, some of them are even paying taxes, and we're seeing what's going to happen. There won't be amnesty. Somebody suggested, will there be amnesty? No. But they came in, they knew the law, and we're working with a lot of different groups to see whether or not, but my policy hasn't changed. Malley, DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen says he's open to a deal for DACA recipients, but not amnesty. Heard the president saying no amnesty there. Research also links illegal immigration to higher housing costs and many other adverse effects to the country. Do Democrats risk hurting themselves with voters if they push for mass amnesty? Well, I think we'll have to take the lead on what Trump administration, on what President Trump is thinking with this deal. You know, he floated it in the CBS interview, and then in that press briefing, he seemed to walk it back. And we all know Stephen Miller himself is not someone who is a big fan of anything that relates to amnesty. And I think the big question, especially on the right, is what do we define as amnesty? I've seen these debates on Twitter among folks on the right wing who have different definitions on what amnesty is. But I do think there are some broad contours for a deal, which would involve, again, doing what the Trump administration is doing on border security, providing a pathway to citizenship for those who've been in the country but have not done any violent crimes and are good members of their community. And then lastly, deporting anyone who are violent criminals, like the president said. So I think that's the broad framework, but the question is, is there the political will for it? We're going to get to Stephen Miller in a moment, but Ford, President Trump campaigned on mass deportations and won the election. Could a compromise on illegal immigration cost Republican conservative votes? I don't think it will because I don't think the Democrats will actually come and make a deal with Republicans and try to fix the situation. Let's separate policy from tactics. The policy President Trump has, deporting the worst of the worst killers, that is actually liked by the American public and even a lot of Democrats. I think the issue here is also the tactics that we saw sometimes, ICE use, whether it was in Minnesota or other places, that's what came under scrutiny in the midterm elections. And when he's talking about Mark Wayne Mullen, the secretary of DHS. There will be no amnesty. And Malley basically said amnesty without actually saying it. When you say a path to citizenship, that is amnesty. That's where you're rewarding lawbreakers. What President Trump is talking about, what DHS Secretary Mullins is talking about, or status. Having status is very different than having a pathway to citizenship. We're going to see where this goes. But the Democrats can't help themselves because the Democrats, nobody is illegal. Mallory, you mentioned Stephen Miller today, his first day at the White House as chief of staff, this following Susie Wiles' departure from the role. Many Democrats strongly opposed Miller's promotion because of his role in the president's immigration policies, as you pointed out, which Democrats plan to challenge this session. Stephen Miller actually has many good relationships by many accounts with Democrats in this town. The president alluding to this today in the briefing room Do you think something might get done on a bipartisan basis? God, that's a good question. We will see. I don't think appointing Stephen Miller is necessarily a step in that direction because I don't know of many good relationships Stephen Miller has with Democrats. And I think from all indications is he is going to. But just basically press down the gas on what the Trump administration has already been doing. And from a Democratic perspective of wanting to win elections, I think that's great because it already got the Republicans in this situation where there was a historic defeat, where they lost the House popular vote close to 15 points. But as an American, I do not think it is a good choice. And I think it's going to cause the Trump administration's problems politically. Ford, some say Republicans lost the midterms in large part because they didn't deliver on conservative promises. What does Miller's promotion signal in terms of the policy for the next two years? He's the architect of Trump's policy. I mean, he's the guy behind all of the policies, the America First movement. I mean, the idea of putting American citizens ahead of everybody else is the entire point of the Trump policy. And also when it comes to energy, that's affordability. These are things that are very important, as well as obviously deportations when it comes to the worst of the worst. I think one of the big things is that I where I disagree with Malley is the The Democrats are intoxicated right now with investigations. Subpoenas and impeachment. And frankly, what Stephen Miller is, is he's a political wartime chief of staff, because the Democrats are going to come after him and the White House. And essentially, he's been with Trump since day one. And there's probably nobody more loyal who has matches the same energy as Donald Trump, who also is very keen and very thoughtful, actually, when it comes to policy and has been since his days on Capitol Hill. So I think this is a great choice overall. And frankly, it's the person who's been by President Trump's side the longest. Malley, President Trump has announced new factories at campaign rallies and the United Auto Workers even backing his tariffs at one point, despite endorsing Democrats, the union, the rank and file, many still supporting the president. The latest jobs report also showed 165,000 new jobs. So once those factories are up and hiring, could voters perhaps change their minds? Look, President Trump lost this election because he promised people chocolate and he gave them manure. He promised folks that he would end inflation on day one, and inflation was 2.9% when he was elected. It is 3.7% now because of his war in Iran, his tariffs, and his healthcare cuts. And now, look, that was a good jobs report. But what Americans are suffering on right now is is the cost of living. And we have the inflation report due tomorrow. And most people think that's going to be 3.9 to 4%. So I don't think Americans are going to start feeling better about this economy until the cost of living comes down. Look, I worked in the Biden administration at the Department of Labor. We had a lot of good jobs reports. The problem was, is Americans were focusing on the cost of living because that was affecting everyone. So I know a thing or two about jobs reports, and they don't do it for Americans when inflation is high. Ford, how do the Republicans sort of get out of this trap of messaging when it comes to the idea of short-term pain for long-term gain? Well, I think here's what's going to happen is the Democrats are the ones that are going to actually help the Republicans out of the sand trap, if you will, because essentially they've been talking about affordability morning, noon, and night, except they don't have any solutions on affordability. For the last 15 years, they've tried to crush oil and gas production in the United States, which is, by the way, the best way to bring down affordability and stabilize them. Inflation, when they talk about affordable housing, that's only going to drive up the cost of housing, especially when they put in rent freezes like they did in New York City. And when it comes to healthcare, I don't even know what Malley's talking about because Obamacare drove up the premiums and now they're talking about Medicare for all, which is only going to make it worse, and then ruin Medicare for seniors. So the Democrats have been running a psyop, honestly, for the entire year, yelling affordability. There is not one point in this economy right now- that was in at any point worse than it was in the 2022 midterms, when somehow the Democrats managed to hold on with absolutely one of the worst economies we've had in the 21st century. Speaking of the affordability platform, New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani reportedly met with union leaders as he works to rally the Democratic Party's progressive wing ahead of the next election cycle. Here's the mayor discussing the DSA's agenda and its relationship with Democratic leadership ahead of the new Congress. I think one of the most exciting things about a number of the soon-to-be congresspeople is that they think for themselves, and they don't need me to tell them what they should do. And we're talking about Claire Valdez or Darielis Avila Chevalier. I'm excited for them to be joining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as congresspeople representing the city who also are members of the Democratic Socialists of America. So Zoran Mamdani is reportedly trying to rally the party's progressive wing in case Democrats pick a moderate presidential candidate in 28. He also endorsed many socialist candidates before the midterms. A lot of attention has been on the DSA elected candidates, but many moderates, actually, Democratic moderates won in this election cycle as well, a lot more than DSA. Could this create friction within party leadership? Well, as much as Republicans would like to talk about our DSA members, the reason we have the majority is we won in Trump plus 10, Trump plus 20 districts, and we won in states that are purple or red, like my governor, Roy Cooper, in North Carolina. So I think a lot of these attacks that Republicans make about the DSA fall on deaf ears because they don't match the candidates they're seeing. Look, I think Mamdani is certainly going to try to influence the presidential race. I think the issue he has is if AOC does not run. There is not a clear progressive person to rally around. Some folks say Ro Khanna, I don't think he has the juice like AOC does. But broadly, I think endorsements, especially if they're from another politician are overrated. I think the only endorsement that would matter in the Democratic primary is Obama. I think the only endorsement that would matter in a Republican primary is Trump. So I'm sure a lot of candidates would like Mamdani's endorsement, but I don't think it is gonna be a huge game changer. Or there's the old saying, the revolution winds up eating its own. Could the socialist wing challenge, pose a challenge to party leadership, ultimately hurting Democrats' ability to take on Republicans in the long run? They're already talking about it. The United States Senate, a lot of the DSA or DSA aligned candidates are already saying we're not going to vote for Chuck Schumer. And right now, let's be honest, it is the I do agree with Zoran on one thing, and that is that the AOC Bernie Sanders wing of the party is driving the bus right now. And essentially, because El Sayed won in Michigan, because Troy Jackson won in Maine, they seem to feel fearless and they're going to take on their own. And it's going to cause some problems for Hakeem Jeffries. And I assume Chuck Schumer In the Senate, should he actually be the Senate leader? They're going to have some problems because they're not going to remember how many votes you actually need in the Senate because they're going to say, oh, well, we don't control everything. Well, now you control Congress. People gave you the car keys. When you put the car back in the ditch, you're going to put the White House and the Republicans back in the White House in 2028. That's just where we are right now. The pendulum is swinging back and forth. And this time around, it was Malley's team that won. Malley Smith, Ford O'Connell, appreciate you both coming on. Coming up, as Congress heads into a lame duck session, what's next for Republicans? We'll get the inside perspective from Congressman Buddy Carter, just after the break. Seen them? You've definitely seen them. Everywhere. Like, everywhere. Uh, Houston, you've got to see this. You've heard about Shen Yun. At least once in your life, you've read about Shen Yun. 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On the Democrat side, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is expected to take over the role of House Speaker. Is this skepticism from some progressives real about your leadership? We have a vote next Wednesday. I'm going to work hard to talk to every single member about what we've been able to do together. And in the upper chambers, some Senate Republicans want to hold off on leadership elections. In a letter to Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is asking for a delay so that the party has more time to discuss and consider its candidates. Also on the docket this week, Representative Thomas Massie has filed articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Somebody's got to put their foot down and say, are we going to follow the laws that are on the books? Are we going to follow the Constitution? And the best way to do that is to have an impeachment against Pete Hegseth. I'm a hard yes, as I've made clear on the impeachment resolution. Pete Hegseth has abused his power, undermined America's national security. Both Republicans and Democrats also need to work on either passing a stopgap bill in the next couple of weeks or finalizing all appropriations bills. If this is not done by December 11th, the government will face another shutdown. And taking a look at the midterms, we are still waiting for those final results in the Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi. According to AP, Mississippi Democrat Scott Colome is narrowly leading incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith. Around 97% of votes have been counted. The state is still waiting on mail-in ballots, which must arrive by Tuesday in order to be considered. But even after those are counted, there is still the question of affidavit ballots, which need to be further verified for eligibility. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola leads incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan by just around 600 votes. As of Monday, only about 74% of votes have been counted. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy tells WABC Radio on Sunday that the final vote count will happen on November 25th. If no nominee ends up winning over 50% of votes, then Alaska's ranked choice system will kick in. We won't know the exact majority that Democrats will hold in the new Senate until these two races are called. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Fiona Gee, NTD News. And with Congress back in session, President Trump urging the Senate to pass the bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a bill he argues will create new jobs and lower energy costs. And today's Jack Bradley spoke with Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter to break it down. Congressman Buddy Carter of the great state of Georgia, thank you so much for joining us here today. Thank you for having me. Now President Trump right now in this lame duck session of Congress is urging them to pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act. This is a Senate bill that has support from both parties, including Republican Senator Mike Lee, Democrat Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich. How would that help lower Americans energy bills? Well, it helped lower the bills by streamlining the permitting process, something that we all know needs to happen. Now, we've done our job in the House. We actually passed three bills that have been put into this one bill in the Senate, and now it's being sent over to us. But we passed the permit bill. We passed the Permit Act. We passed the Ratepayer Protection Act. We also passed another act that all three of these together are accumulated into this one. Affordability bill out of the House is out of the Senate and when it comes over here, it's a bipartisan bill. When it comes over here, my hope is that it will be able to pass. Now, there are some minor differences that I hope we can get worked out, but I'm very confident we can. And the president's calling this landmark permitting reform. How are the existing regulations hindering the efforts to strengthen America's energy independence? Well, anybody who has been through the permitting process knows that it is laborious, it is lengthy, it wears you out. And by streamlining it without compromising anything, let's make sure we understand that. I don't know where it's written that if it takes a certain period. Period of time that is better than if it's it's done quicker that that's that's that's not necessarily true at all. So we can do a better job of the permitting process. And that's what's going to help us. It will especially help us in the energy sector because that's where a lot of the hold up is right now. You know, I have the honor and privilege of representing the coast of Georgia and the ports of Savannah and Brunswick are extremely important to us. We deal with this all the time in the permitting process. We had an example. We had the deepening of Savannah Harbor that took over a quarter of a century to get it done, primarily because of permitting. Wow. And if this. You know, passes. What would that mean for the construction of mines, pipelines, power plants and specifically for Americans jobs and job opportunities? Well, jobs and jobs opportunities, it will increase and it will give us more jobs and job opportunities, which is good. It would also speed up the process. Again, it's not necessarily an indication that it takes so long. The process is thorough. The process can be thorough and it will be thorough, even though we can cut down on the timeline. And Congressman Carter, 60 days left in this lame duck session before the new majority of the Democrats take control of Congress and they're sworn in. What are the Republicans' top priorities until then? Well, no question about it. We've got to get a budget done. Our budget expires on December the 11th and the NDAA, which is extremely important. And then what we've been talking about, the permitting process. But defense is extremely important. Again, the First District of Georgia that I represent, you know, we've got over almost $350 million in investments in Fort Stewart and Kings Bay. That's very important to our district. It's very important to our country because of our defense. And so with Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress in January, what do you see them trying to push through at that point? Well, I think they're going to overreach. And I think what they're going to do is to really try to push more environmental issues like they did the last time they were in charge. And it's going to result in higher gas prices. Everybody's talking about the high gas prices, and they are high. Trust me. I buy from the same gas stations and buy groceries at the same grocery stores everybody else does, so I know what they're talking about. But I want to remind you that gas prices were higher two years ago than they are now, and that was a result of the policies that the Democrats were pushing at that time, the Green New Deal, electric vehicles, all of those things. And as far as who they choose as their leaders, do you think that they're going to be establishment Democrats or are they trying to choose somebody more leaning to the left? Well, you know, there's no question that the left-leaning Democrats that are taking office are going to have a substantial impact on that caucus. And what's going to happen is that even the moderates are going to be pulled further left because of those extremists in the party. That's what you're going to see. So you're going to see a very left-leaning Democratic party in the next two years. And as far as how the Republicans are going to be handling Congress over the next two years, you yourself were in a minority Congress at one point under the Biden administration. What's the strategy there? Will it be very similar to that? Or is there going to be a different strategy while they're in the minority? Well, I think the strategy will be much the same, and that is, of course, to make sure that we put our initiatives forward and that our policies, and contrast between the policies, because there is a significant contrast in the policies of the Republicans and the Democrats, making sure that what we're pushing in the Republican Party are going to be lower taxes, energy affordability, safe cities, secure borders. Those are things, putting more money in people's pockets. Those are the things that Americans really want. All right, Congressman Buddy Carter, thank you so much for your insights today. Really appreciate it. Thank you. And coming up, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang facing scrutiny after he admitted to having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. Stephen Mosher will join us to unpack the CCP's influence operations across American tech industries. 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They gave me a home and an even better reason to use that suitcase. My parents aren't perfect, but they're perfect for me. And welcome back to the Capital Report. I'm Steve Lance. Tech company NVIDIA launching an investigation into its own CEO, Jensen Huang. This coming after he admitted to having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. The alleged spy, Alice Huang, was a TV reporter in China before becoming a top executive at a company called Megaspeed. It's a Singapore-based data center company that's one of NVIDIA's biggest customers in Southeast Asia. Megaspeed has been under investigation for allegedly diverting NVIDIA chips to China, bypassing U.S. restrictions. In a statement to NVIDIA employees, Huang issues an apology saying, I hope our family will heal and that over time I can earn back your trust. Joining us now to assess the implications is Stephen Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute and author of the book, The Devil and Communist China. Stephen, it's great to have you back with us. So before we get into NVIDIA, I want to get your reaction to this. President Trump says he doesn't believe further military action in Iran is necessary, at least for now. However, he also added this. Let's watch. And should there be any change with respect to developments in the Middle East, the United States of America is fully locked and loaded with the best equipment ever made. And we don't think there's going to be any reason to use it. However, it's going very well. Stephen, the president known to keep his cards close to the chest, a lot of high value military operations. We saw it in his first term with Soleimani. We saw it this term with Maduro. How are you reading the president's comments here? And does it suggest the war may be nearing an end or is the president, like I said, keeping his cards close to the vest? Well, I think that President Trump always keeps all of his options on the table. And when you're negotiating with the Mullahs and Iran, you certainly have to do that because they're quixotic, they practice deception, especially in war, as many people do. But the point that the president was making is that they've got no navy, it's a failing country, they've got 300% inflation, they've got major problems now arising. Economically, just feeding their people and they seem to be now increasingly serious about negotiating an end to the conflict. And in the meantime, he pointed out, and I have to agree with him, that we've lost no soldiers over the last six months, that oil is coming out of the Persian Gulf. Clearly, during the midterm election campaign, we heard a great deal about the damage that the war in Iran was doing to the US economy, and gas prices are high. I fill up with the same gas pump that everyone else does. But the fact of the matter is that prices are now coming down. Iran has it back against the wall. And yeah, I'm cautiously hopeful that the war will end now for the sake of not just gas prices and affordability. But for the sake of peace in the Middle East, you know, he has been a peacemaker. He settled, I think, eight wars during his first year in office. And I'm hopeful that he can settle the war in Iran and the one in Ukraine over the next few months. Stephen, I have to ask you about CEO Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, one of America's largest tech companies, targets of a Chinese espionage campaign. What does this say about the scope of the CCP's influence operations across our technology sector right here on American soil? Well, I think the effort is much larger and has been going on much longer than many people realize. And I say that as someone who was involved in 1999, which is 27 years ago now, in the first effort by the FBI to set up serious counter-espionage operations against Chinese spying in the United States. I traveled to the major FBI bureaus across the United States, met with the counterintelligence teams who were being set up to target and defeat Chinese espionage. That was in This is in 2000-2001. And then we were distracted by 9-11 and we put all of our resources in terrorism. But the Chinese weren't, the Chinese Communist Party continued. It's espionage efforts over time. We know that Fang Fang came over and had a relationship with Eric Swalwell in 2012. I know there were others from personal experience. I've been approached, for goodness sake, as a critic of China, as someone who's written books, testified before Congress, served on a presidential commission. I've had a very attractive Chinese woman come up to me and express interest. Of course, I immediately said, no, I'm happily married and left. Unfortunately, Jensen Huang didn't do the same thing. I think he deeply regrets having succumbed to the advances of the woman known in Chinese as Huang Le. Le meaning happiness or joy or pleasure. It's been a pleasure. But I'm... I'm astonished that more American politicians, state politicians, national politicians, CEOs and other people aren't aware of the danger of falling into a relationship with a Chinese spy, a honeypot. In this case, I think that... Her background clearly indicated that she was spying for the CCP. I mean, her personal history, she claims to be a former TV broadcaster, but no one in her native province of Hunan supposedly knows who she is. Her personal history is a blank slate. No one knows where she was born, who her parents were, how she came by the money to incorporate in 2023 the Huang Le Company named after her, and then a few months later sold it. To a company in Singapore called MegaSpeed, which virtually overnight became NVIDIA's largest customer in Southeast Asia. It had, what, $5 million, $6 million in the bank and ordered $5 billion of NVIDIA's chips and equipment. Where did the billions come from? I wonder if Jensen Huang ever thought, ever wondered where all those billions of dollars came from to buy these very advanced high-end GPUs. That the Chinese Communist Party is desperate to get their hands on. But this is a lesson for everybody in the US government, for everybody in the high tech field, for everybody in any area that China is interested in stealing intellectual property from. Do not fall for this kind of bait because it always ends badly, not just for you personally, but for the United States of America. Couldn't be said any better, Stephen. A lesson indeed. The president today said he called his friend Jensen Huang to see how he was doing and, you know, describe some of that conversation. Jensen didn't seem to think that this person could be a spy. I think it, you know, serves as a reminder that the best Chinese spies are the ones that you'll never suspect. In the meantime, President Trump is set to meet with Xi Jinping at the upcoming APEC summit in In Shenzhen. How do you think this espionage revelation, there's been many in recent days and months, will affect their discussions, particularly around supply chains and semiconductors? Well, I think President Trump was once asked about Chinese spying in the United States, and he said, well, they spy on us, and we spy on them. In other words, the The onus is on us. The burden is on us to defend ourselves against spying by the Chinese Communist Party. The tiger is never going to change its stripes. So we have to be careful in our dealings with Chinese companies, with the Chinese state, because we know that they are stealing hundreds of billions of dollars in intellectual property from the United States every year. They've been doing that for the last 30 years. There's no Surprise here. There's no change in behavior. They will not change their behavior. We simply have to be better at defending ourselves against these kinds of efforts to steal the crown jewels of American technology. We're two or three years ahead of them in artificial intelligence. They will not be able to catch up with us because they cannot innovate. They must steal in order to try to keep pace with us. If we can stop the stealing, if we can stop the espionage, we can win in space, we can win in artificial intelligence, we can win in robotics, but we must stop the espionage. NVIDIA, obviously playing a key role in the AI race, probably speaks to the determination of the Chinese Communist Party to embed a Chinese spy with the CEO of the most powerful chip company in the country. In the meantime, speaking of communism, President Trump today giving his prediction about the future of Cuba. Let's take a listen. But Cuba is a failing nation. We will help them on a humanitarian basis. We are helping them, actually. But we'll see what happens. Cuba is going to be interesting. I would imagine it will fall fairly soon. Stephen, do you agree with the president's assessment here? And what do you make of the possibility of communism losing its foothold right here in the Western Hemisphere? Well, I think that the years of Donald Trump have seen tremendous reverses for the Chinese Communist Party throughout all of Latin America, with the possible exception of Brazil, of course, where a communist, Lula, you can call him a socialist if you want, I consider him to be a communist, won the recent presidential election there under very, very suspicious circumstances. But even Lula in Brazil has... Recently called out China because China has been taking advantage of Brazilian companies and the Brazilian market in many ways as well. China has lost Venezuela. We have conservative presidents in Peru, Ecuador, and Chile, in Central American countries, reducing China's influence there. The two big outposts of China remaining in our hemisphere are now... If you want to consider Brazil, also Mexico is in the hands of a left-wing government. But Cuba, Cuba, of course, has listening stations run by the Chinese Communist Party, listening, eavesdropping on American military communications, especially in the Southern Command. So, yeah, we'd like to see the Cuban people free. All There is tremendous pressure being placed right now economically on Cuba because of the oil and gas shut off to that country. They're having trouble keeping the lights on. right. And I think that Marco Rubio, especially as Secretary of State, as someone who was born into a Cuban-American family whose own parents fled Cuba after the takeover by Fidel Castro back, what, 60 years ago now, is a motivating factor for him to do all he can. To bring freedom to the island from which his own family came from. So I expect positive changes in Cuba as well. And I look forward to one day traveling to a free Cuba. Stephen Mosher, as always, really appreciate your insights. Thank you. 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Following October's massive cyber attack on France's supermarkets, the country is accusing Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, for the mayhem. The French government saying on Monday that the attacks on the evening of October 11th and 12th impacted around 700 major retail locations across France. Hackers digitally tampered with controllers for supermarket refrigerators, raising temperatures to up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit overnight, causing major food spoilage and fires. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's not surprised with the Iranian regime, saying it's in the group's nature since 1979. I mean, why is that surprising anyone? The IRGC has been conducting acts of terrorism and sabotage around the world for a long time. France accuses Shahid Kaveh, the cyber-offensive unit connected with the IRGC, of being behind the attack. I talked about how great Iran is and how great its people are and how different the Iranian people are from the small core of violent maniacs that govern them. It's very sick. Paris will be asking partners in Europe to support new sanctions against Iranian entities and individuals involved in the attack. A series of cyber attacks has hit Europe in recent months. Just last week a French blood bank and refrigerators at several supermarket chains were hit. David Lamb, NTD News. And with Veterans Day upon us, Vice President J.D. Vance pledging hundreds of millions of dollars this year for veteran-owned small businesses. Vance also saying many of these businesses play a key role in the defense supply chain. NTD correspondent Jason Blair has more. And so it's not just about job creation. It's not just about economic growth. It's also about many of you are helping build the industrial foundation of the United States of America. Vice President J.D. Vance announces that the Trump administration will put hundreds of millions of dollars toward veteran owned small businesses in the coming year. He says that number could grow to the billions over the next couple of years. Keep doing what you're doing and let us know know in the Trump administration how we can do a better job supporting our Our small businesses and our veteran-owned small businesses. Vance says that veteran-owned small businesses are a key element to the nation's defense supply chain, from Patriot missiles to the 1,200 small businesses that support the makers of troops' sidearms. Without support from our small businesses, our troops wouldn't have what they need in order to keep us safe. He says the COVID pandemic showed the risk of relying on other countries for critical components. Sometimes when you rely on other countries And I don't know about you, but I'd much rather rely on my fellow citizens to build and make and create the economy of the future. The vice president says small businesses, not big companies, drive the net job growth in the U.S. And one of the things that sets the United States apart, even from some of our peer economies in Europe and other parts of the world. Is that we have a vibrant small business ecosystem. Vance also credits SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler as a leader in combating fraud, making sure money meant for small businesses gets to where it's supposed to go. Jason Blair, NTD News. The Department of Veterans Affairs has approved a $1.2 billion infrastructure upgrade this quarter. It's part of a record $4.8 billion maintenance budget, the largest in its history. Those funds will be repairing aging systems, modernizing facilities and electronic health records and overhauling critical infrastructure at VA hospitals throughout the country. Secretary Doug Collins says the investments are delivering better access and care for veterans. More than 200,000 new enrollees this year alone and 38 new facilities opening. The benefits backlog down 74 percent. Stay connected to the stories that matter. Visit us at NTD.com and download the NTD mobile app. From the nation's capital, I'm Steve Lance. Have a great evening. See you back here tomorrow.