Mike Waltz talks Biden's energy, China policies

Joining me right now is Florida Congressman Michael Waltz. He's a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a former Green Beret commander. Congressman, it's always a pleasure to see you. Thanks so much for being here this morning. Look, if they admit, if Joe Biden admits that his decisions to cancel the XL pipeline, to cancel drilling on federal lands was the wrong move, and that is why we're in this situation, the whole climate agenda goes up in smoke. Isn't that right? I mean, they're going to just dig in, which is what they're doing. That's right, Maria. And look, I don't even call it gaffes anymore. I think they're just moments of brutal honesty from the president and especially from his energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm. Deep down in their little progressive hearts, they believe that these high gas prices are a good thing because if it gets painful enough and it gets expensive enough, Maria, you will at $7, $8 a gallon, you will go and trade in and get rid of your gas guzzling, carbon emitting F-150 pickup truck and trade it in for a Prius or trade it in for an electric vehicle. Even though electric vehicles exceed the median income of families in the United States, I think deep down that's what they believe and to the extent they need to put a bandaid on it politically, for political reasons, because they know how unpopular these prices are, they're going to turn to dictatorships like Iran or Venezuela. And Maria, to see the president of the United States going on bended knee as a supplicant, you know, practically begging the Saudis, it is just yet another blow to American credibility around the world. It's pathetic. But that's, you know, that's where these misguided policies have taken us. And you've said this, you've called this right from the beginning when the Afghanistan withdrawal was clearly botched up and we left friends and allies behind. You said it's going to trigger our adversaries, exactly what it has done. There is a now, we understand, a possible call between Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Reportedly, it's in the works for this summer, Congressman, this after China has threatened takeover. The communist country also says that any attempt by Taiwan to declare independence and anyone who gets in the way of that, of China's acquisition, would be on a path to death. Over the weekend, Taiwan warned China it had a missile capable of striking Beijing. Congressman, where is this going? Maria, look, I think this is sadly, and this isn't just my opinion or yours, this is our intelligence community's opinion, is heading towards some type of conflict. Chairman Xi of China is telling his country to prepare for war. He is telling his military to be ready to defeat the United States military by 2027. And they are putting the pieces in place, namely outbuilding us in ships five to one, while the Biden administration retires more ships than its building. And as long as Xi is determined, he sees it as a key part of his legacy, and his defense minister just said this week that China will fight to the bitter end. It will never stop until it takes Taiwan. We have to be ready. And the first thing we have to do, as you and I have talked about, is stop funding our own demise through Wall Street, academia, sports industries, investment firms like BlackRock and Larry Fink, and on down the road. We are literally sending our tax dollars to their military buildup so that they can take over the world in line with their vision for the China dream. Well, look, you've got to talk about policy in that regard, because right now there's this wide open window for mutual funds, for the thrift fund, the 401k for government employees to acquire Chinese stocks. And you know, the policies are this administration's policies, allowing individuals to buy Chinese stocks, even our military men and women. Those companies are very well the companies that are going to turn around and be part of the Chinese Communist Party overtaking the United States. And then you've got the China initiative going away. You've got this administration wanting to alleviate China of the tariffs that Trump put in place. So, you know, no matter how much we talk about the behavior of the CCP, you've got to look at this White House to see how they react to the CCP. And it's just a constant doing what China wants. Why? Well, that's great. I mean, you're absolutely right, Maria, that's a great rundown. But the Chinese Communist Party have a policy that they call elite capture. And that's whether that is the sons, which in China are called the princelings of the rulers. In this case, the princeling would be Hunter Biden, whether it's key university heads, sports figures. But basically, they are all drunk, Maria, on Chinese money. They have corrupted so many elements of our society. We've got to take the case to the American people. Conservatives and patriots have to start voting with their wallets. And that's why for every group that I talk to, I tell them, when you see made in China, put it down. Made in America is not just a jobs issue, it's a human rights issue, but it's a national security issue. We have to bring those supply chains back home before it's too late. Congressman, real quick before you go on Iran, there is a growing protest movement here. The people are upset and they are taking to the streets. The other day, another general told me that he thinks this is going to be the next crises that we're dealing with. Any thoughts on what's going on in Iran as this administration is still trying to get us into the Iran deal again? Well, so part of this, Maria, it's twofold. It's the ongoing mismanagement of the Iranian regime dictatorship, but layered on top of that is the massive food insecurity that's coming out of Ukraine with huge swaths of grain, corn, fertilizer that are now literally held hostage in the port of Odessa. So the question is, will the Biden administration support the Iranian people or will they abandon the Iranian people like the Obama administration did with the Green Movement in 2009? And I think the jury's out on that one, sadly. It's a great point. Yeah, it's a great point. We're going to be talking about the food shortages with Vladimir Klitschko, live from Ukraine, coming up. Congressman, it's always a pleasure to see you. Thanks very much for weighing in on all of that.