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RIGHT NOW BREAKING NEWS OF THE 20 LIVING HOSTAGES FREED,

20 LIVING HOSTAGES FREED, TALKING TO THE ISRAELI

TALKING TO THE ISRAELI PARLIAMENT.

PARLIAMENT. I AM SITTING NOW WITH TREASURY

I AM SITTING NOW WITH TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT WITH

SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT WITH REACTION HERE.

REACTION HERE. SECRETARY I WILL TELL YOU

SECRETARY I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING SEEM SO SMALL WHEN

EVERYTHING SEEM SO SMALL WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT PRESIDENT

YOU CONSIDER WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ACHIEVED HERE IN TERMS

TRUMP HAS ACHIEVED HERE IN TERMS OF GETTING THE HOSTAGES BACK

OF GETTING THE HOSTAGES BACK HOME AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE

HOME AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, YOUR REACTION TO WHAT

EAST, YOUR REACTION TO WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SAYING THIS

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SAYING THIS MORNING.

MORNING. >> MARIA IS AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT

>> MARIA IS AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, THE

FOR THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, THE ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST AND FOR THE

ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST AND FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF WHAT

WE SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE IN THE

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE IN THE FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD THAT

FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD THAT IS THE UNITED STATES ECONOMIC

IS THE UNITED STATES ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP AND MILITARY

LEADERSHIP AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP IN THE.

LEADERSHIP IN THE. [CROWD BOOS]

[CROWD BOOS] LEADERSHIP IS AN INCREDIBLE

LEADERSHIP IS AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT, I WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO

MOMENT, I WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO LAST WEEK AND YOU AND I WERE

LAST WEEK AND YOU AND I WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT THE

TALKING EARLIER ABOUT THE CHINESE EXPORTS CONTROLLED AND

CHINESE EXPORTS CONTROLLED AND WE HAVE APPROACH TO A

WE HAVE APPROACH TO A RELATIONSHIP WHICH I DID WITH

RELATIONSHIP WHICH I DID WITH GREAT RESPECT, THE CHINESE ARE

GREAT RESPECT, THE CHINESE ARE VERY BIG ON SYMBOLISM AND I TELL

VERY BIG ON SYMBOLISM AND I TELL YOU IT WAS HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE

YOU IT WAS HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR THEM TO ANNOUNCE EXPORT

FOR THEM TO ANNOUNCE EXPORT CONTROLS ON THE DAY THAT THE

CONTROLS ON THE DAY THAT THE PEACE DEAL WAS ANNOUNCED AND

PEACE DEAL WAS ANNOUNCED AND OVERSHADOW THAT.

OVERSHADOW THAT. MARIA: I’M WONDERING IF THAT WAS

MARIA: I’M WONDERING IF THAT WAS BY DESIGN.

BY DESIGN. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING BY COINCIDENCE.

DO ANYTHING BY COINCIDENCE. THE FACT THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP

THE FACT THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CLINCHED THIS INCREDIBLE

HAS CLINCHED THIS INCREDIBLE PEACE DEAL AND THEY COME OUT IN

PEACE DEAL AND THEY COME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS LAST

THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS LAST WEEK ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND SAY

WEEK ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND SAY WE WILL BE TIGHTENING OUR

WE WILL BE TIGHTENING OUR RESTRICTIONS ON RARE EARTH

RESTRICTIONS ON RARE EARTH MINERALS KNOWING THIS IS ONE OF

MINERALS KNOWING THIS IS ONE OF THE CRUXES OF THE FIGHT BETWEEN

THE CRUXES OF THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.

THE TWO NATIONS. IT DOES NOT SEEM COINCIDENTAL TO

IT DOES NOT SEEM COINCIDENTAL TO ME.

ME. YOUR THOUGHTS.

YOUR THOUGHTS. >> IT COULD’VE BEEN FOR SEVERAL

>> IT COULD’VE BEEN FOR SEVERAL REASONS, ONE THE CHINESE ECONOMY

REASONS, ONE THE CHINESE ECONOMY IS DOING VERY POORLY AND MAYBE

IS DOING VERY POORLY AND MAYBE THEY’RE TRYING TO TAKE FOCUS OF

THEY’RE TRYING TO TAKE FOCUS OF THAT.

THAT. TWO, CHINA AS OPPOSED TO THE

TWO, CHINA AS OPPOSED TO THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES IS PUSHING FOR PEACE IN THE

IS PUSHING FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD CHINA IS FINANCING MORE

WORLD CHINA IS FINANCING MORE AND CHINA PURCHASE UNDER

AND CHINA PURCHASE UNDER PURCHASES RUSSIAN OIL AND

PURCHASES RUSSIAN OIL AND FINANCING THE RUSSIAN WAR

FINANCING THE RUSSIAN WAR MACHINE AND THEY PURCHASED

MACHINE AND THEY PURCHASED IRANIAN OIL AND WE HAVE BEEN

IRANIAN OIL AND WE HAVE BEEN CALLING THEM OUT ON THAT AND

CALLING THEM OUT ON THAT AND MAYBE IT WAS TO DISTRACT FROM

MAYBE IT WAS TO DISTRACT FROM THAT AND MAYBE IT WAS A MISTAKE

THAT AND MAYBE IT WAS A MISTAKE AND ATTEMPT TO GAIN LEVERAGE

AND ATTEMPT TO GAIN LEVERAGE BEFORE THE TWO LEADERS MEET IN

BEFORE THE TWO LEADERS MEET IN KOREA AND OCTOBER AND I TELL YOU

KOREA AND OCTOBER AND I TELL YOU TRIED TO GET LEVERAGE IN FRONT

TRIED TO GET LEVERAGE IN FRONT OF A MEETING WITH DONALD TRUMP

OF A MEETING WITH DONALD TRUMP IS A BAD IDEA AND HE TURNED THE

IS A BAD IDEA AND HE TURNED THE TABLES WITH THE TWO GOOD TWEETS

TABLES WITH THE TWO GOOD TWEETS ON FRIDAY TALKING ABOUT RAISING

ON FRIDAY TALKING ABOUT RAISING TARIFFS AND IMPLEMENTING ANY

TARIFFS AND IMPLEMENTING ANY SANCTIONS THAT WE NEED TO.

SANCTIONS THAT WE NEED TO. IT WAS A MISCALCULATION BUT WE

IT WAS A MISCALCULATION BUT WE ARE COMMUNICATING NOW.

ARE COMMUNICATING NOW. I’M CONFIDENT WE CAN MOVE

I’M CONFIDENT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

FORWARD. MARIA: WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE

MARIA: WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE ARE YOU SAYING THE MEETING

ARE YOU SAYING THE MEETING BETWEEN XI JINPING AND PRESIDENT

BETWEEN XI JINPING AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STILL ON AND YOU’RE

TRUMP IS STILL ON AND YOU’RE GOING TO WAIT TO IMPLEMENT ANY

GOING TO WAIT TO IMPLEMENT ANY OF THE SHARPER TARIFFS THAT YOU

OF THE SHARPER TARIFFS THAT YOU DISCUSSED HERE ONE 100% TARIFF

DISCUSSED HERE ONE 100% TARIFF ON CHINESE IMPORTS UNTIL AFTER

ON CHINESE IMPORTS UNTIL AFTER THAT MEETING ON NOVEMBER 1?

THAT MEETING ON NOVEMBER 1? >> YES THAT IS THE SIGNAL THE

>> YES THAT IS THE SIGNAL THE PRESIDENT HAS GIVEN.

PRESIDENT HAS GIVEN. HE DID SAY IN HIS TRUTH POST

HE DID SAY IN HIS TRUTH POST THAT HE COULD ALWAYS PULL IT

THAT HE COULD ALWAYS PULL IT FORWARD BUT THE IDEA IS TO GIVE

FORWARD BUT THE IDEA IS TO GIVE THEM TIME TO MEET AND TALK THIS

THEM TIME TO MEET AND TALK THIS OUT, THE VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP

OUT, THE VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP AND I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT

AND I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT THANKS THIS MAY HAVE BEEN FROM A

THANKS THIS MAY HAVE BEEN FROM A LOWER LEVEL OFFICIAL, THE

LOWER LEVEL OFFICIAL, THE CHINESE SYSTEM IS QUITE BRITTLE

CHINESE SYSTEM IS QUITE BRITTLE SO THIS MAN CAME FROM XI JINPING

SO THIS MAN CAME FROM XI JINPING HIMSELF AND COME FROM A CHINESE

HIMSELF AND COME FROM A CHINESE HARDLINER THEY HAVE HARDLINERS

HARDLINER THEY HAVE HARDLINERS ON THEIR SIDE TO AND WERE ALWAYS

ON THEIR SIDE TO AND WERE ALWAYS TRYING TO UNDERMINE THE

TRYING TO UNDERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP.

RELATIONSHIP. MARIA: INTERESTING, WE ENTER THE

MARIA: INTERESTING, WE ENTER THE THIRD WEEK OF THE GOVERNMENT

THIRD WEEK OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AGAIN.

SHUTDOWN AGAIN. IT SEEMS VERY, VERY SMALL

IT SEEMS VERY, VERY SMALL COMPARED TO WHAT WE’RE HEARING

COMPARED TO WHAT WE’RE HEARING FROM OUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF THIS

FROM OUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF THIS MORNING.

MORNING. I WANT TO GET YOUR TAKE ON WHAT

I WANT TO GET YOUR TAKE ON WHAT THIS IS HAPPENING, THE

THIS IS HAPPENING, THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM, THE NATIONAL

SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM, THE NATIONAL ZOO, ALL TEMPORARILY CLOSING

ZOO, ALL TEMPORARILY CLOSING YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RECEIVING

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RECEIVING NOTICES THEY WILL BE LAID OFF IN

NOTICES THEY WILL BE LAID OFF IN 60 DAYS.

60 DAYS. MY SOURCES ARE TELLING ME THE

MY SOURCES ARE TELLING ME THE WHOLE REASON THAT THE DEMOCRATS

WHOLE REASON THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE DOING THIS IS BECAUSE THEY

ARE DOING THIS IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE THERE FOR NEXT

WANT TO BE THERE FOR NEXT WEEKENDS NO KINGS MARCH IN

WEEKENDS NO KINGS MARCH IN WASHINGTON WHERE YOU WILL SEE

WASHINGTON WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE ACTIVISTS MARCH IN

THE ACTIVISTS MARCH IN WASHINGTON THIS COMING SATURDAY,

WASHINGTON THIS COMING SATURDAY, ONE SENATOR TOLD ME THAT THE

ONE SENATOR TOLD ME THAT THE GROUPS ARE THREATENING MINORITY

GROUPS ARE THREATENING MINORITY LEADER SCHUMER TELLING HIM HE

LEADER SCHUMER TELLING HIM HE BETTER DO THIS AND KEEP THE

BETTER DO THIS AND KEEP THE GOVERNMENT CLOSED OR WE WILL

GOVERNMENT CLOSED OR WE WILL MAKE YOU IRRELEVANT.

MAKE YOU IRRELEVANT. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT THIS

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, MORE THEATRICS THAN

IS ABOUT, MORE THEATRICS THAN REALLY ANY MARRIAGE TO THE

REALLY ANY MARRIAGE TO THE OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES?

OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES? >> MARIA, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

>> MARIA, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY CHUCK

ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY CHUCK SCHUMER’S POLL NUMBERS WHY DID

SCHUMER’S POLL NUMBERS WHY DID HE GO WITH A CLEAN CR IN THE

HE GO WITH A CLEAN CR IN THE SPRING, WHAT IS CHANGE THE POLL

SPRING, WHAT IS CHANGE THE POLL NUMBERS VERSUS AOC HAVE

NUMBERS VERSUS AOC HAVE COLLAPSED AND IF IN FACT THEY

COLLAPSED AND IF IN FACT THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE NO KINGS

ARE WAITING FOR THE NO KINGS PROTEST, NO KINGS MEANS NO

PROTEST, NO KINGS MEANS NO PAYCHECKS NO PAYCHECKS AND NO

PAYCHECKS NO PAYCHECKS AND NO GOVERNMENT.

GOVERNMENT. I THINK THE DIRTY SECRET FOR WHY

I THINK THE DIRTY SECRET FOR WHY THIS HAS DRAGGED ON FOR SO LONG

THIS HAS DRAGGED ON FOR SO LONG AS THE DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS IN THE

AS THE DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAVE BEEN

MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAVE BEEN DOWNPLAYING THE SHUTDOWN AND

DOWNPLAYING THE SHUTDOWN AND THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS, IS

THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS, IS STARTING TO AFFECT THE REAL

STARTING TO AFFECT THE REAL ECONOMY AND IS STARTING TO

ECONOMY AND IS STARTING TO AFFECT PEOPLE’S LIVES AND IF

AFFECT PEOPLE’S LIVES AND IF THIS WERE THE REPUBLICANS WHO

THIS WERE THE REPUBLICANS WHO WERE ENGINEERING THE SHUTDOWN

WERE ENGINEERING THE SHUTDOWN AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, MIKE

AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, MIKE JOHNSON, SPEAKER JOHN SAID IN

JOHNSON, SPEAKER JOHN SAID IN THE HOUSE PASSED A CLEAN CR,

THE HOUSE PASSED A CLEAN CR, LEADER THUNE CALLS ABOUT EVERY

LEADER THUNE CALLS ABOUT EVERY NIGHT AND THREE DEMOCRATS ACROSS

NIGHT AND THREE DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE AISLE, JOHN FETTERMAN I

THE AISLE, JOHN FETTERMAN I BELIEVE WAS ON YOUR SHOW

BELIEVE WAS ON YOUR SHOW YESTERDAY AND SATURDAY FETTERMAN

YESTERDAY AND SATURDAY FETTERMAN SAID WE GOTTA REOPEN THE

SAID WE GOTTA REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT.

GOVERNMENT. WE NEED A FEW MORE DEMOCRATS TO

WE NEED A FEW MORE DEMOCRATS TO GET AWAY FROM THE RADICALIZED

GET AWAY FROM THE RADICALIZED LEFT BUT CLEARLY THAT IS THE

LEFT BUT CLEARLY THAT IS THE WING THAT’S TAKEN OVER THE PARTY

WING THAT’S TAKEN OVER THE PARTY AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO

AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THE

STOP PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THE COURTS AND IN THE MEDIA SO

COURTS AND IN THE MEDIA SO ANOTHER USING THE GOVERNMENT

ANOTHER USING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TO STOP HIS INITIATIVES

SHUTDOWN TO STOP HIS INITIATIVES INITIATIVES.

INITIATIVES. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOING PEACE

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOING PEACE DEALS, TRADE DEALS AND TAX

DEALS, TRADE DEALS AND TAX DEALS, THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA

DEALS, THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA REFUSES TO RESPOND TO HOW

REFUSES TO RESPOND TO HOW SERIOUS THE SITUATION IS THEY

SERIOUS THE SITUATION IS THEY DON’T WANT TO EMBARRASS THE

DON’T WANT TO EMBARRASS THE DEMOCRATS, THIS IS A REPUBLICAN

DEMOCRATS, THIS IS A REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN AND THIS WOULD SOUND

SHUTDOWN AND THIS WOULD SOUND LIKE IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD.

LIKE IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD. MARIA: ONE OF MY SOURCES TOLD ME

MARIA: ONE OF MY SOURCES TOLD ME THEY HAVE HUGE IPOS THAT THEY

THEY HAVE HUGE IPOS THAT THEY WANT TO TAKE AND GO FORWARD WITH

WANT TO TAKE AND GO FORWARD WITH THEY HAVE DEALS THAT THERE

THEY HAVE DEALS THAT THERE WAITING TO TAKE PUBLIC AND THEY

WAITING TO TAKE PUBLIC AND THEY CAN’T DO ANY FILINGS BECAUSE THE

CAN’T DO ANY FILINGS BECAUSE THE SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS CLOSED.

IS CLOSED. AT SOME POINT THIS BECOMES A

AT SOME POINT THIS BECOMES A SERIOUS NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE

SERIOUS NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE DOES IT NOT AN ECONOMIC ISSUE

DOES IT NOT AN ECONOMIC ISSUE FOR AMERICA.

FOR AMERICA. >> IS A SECURITY ISSUE AN

>> IS A SECURITY ISSUE AN ECONOMIC ISSUE.

ECONOMIC ISSUE. THIS ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO DO

THIS ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO DO SOMETHING FOR FARMERS CHINA HAS

SOMETHING FOR FARMERS CHINA HAS CHOSEN TO DECOUPLE ON THE AGGIE

CHOSEN TO DECOUPLE ON THE AGGIE SIDE WHICH TELLS YOU THE OTHER

SIDE WHICH TELLS YOU THE OTHER THING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND

THING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND EVERYONE IN THE CABINET IS

EVERYONE IN THE CABINET IS WORKING ON HIS FOOD SECURITY BUT

WORKING ON HIS FOOD SECURITY BUT THE CHINESE HAVE UNFORTUNATELY

THE CHINESE HAVE UNFORTUNATELY TURNED OUR SOYBEAN FARMERS INTO

TURNED OUR SOYBEAN FARMERS INTO PONDS IN THE TRYING TO

PONDS IN THE TRYING TO MANIPULATE THEM AND OUR FARMERS

MANIPULATE THEM AND OUR FARMERS OVERWHELMINGLY BACK PRESIDENT

OVERWHELMINGLY BACK PRESIDENT TRUMP, THEY KNOW HE HAS THEIR

TRUMP, THEY KNOW HE HAS THEIR BACK AND WE CANNOT IMPLEMENT THE

BACK AND WE CANNOT IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE WANT TO

PROGRAMS THAT WE WANT TO STABILIZE THE FINANCES WE WANT

STABILIZE THE FINANCES WE WANT TO USE A FARM CREDIT BUREAU TO

TO USE A FARM CREDIT BUREAU TO GIVE THEM THE CREDIT FOR NEXT

GIVE THEM THE CREDIT FOR NEXT YEAR’S PLANTINGS BUT THEY WANT

YEAR’S PLANTINGS BUT THEY WANT TO CATER TO THE RADICAL LEFT AS

TO CATER TO THE RADICAL LEFT AS I CALLED THEM TWO GUYS FROM

I CALLED THEM TWO GUYS FROM BROOKLYN SCHUMER AND JEFFREY

BROOKLYN SCHUMER AND JEFFREY SAITO CARE ABOUT THE FARMERS ALL

SAITO CARE ABOUT THE FARMERS ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THEIR JOBS.

THEY CARE ABOUT IS THEIR JOBS. I READ ABOUT THE OTHER DAY ONE

I READ ABOUT THE OTHER DAY ONE OF THE HARD LEFT NEW YORK CITY

OF THE HARD LEFT NEW YORK CITY COUNCILMAN MADE PRIMARY AND THEY

COUNCILMAN MADE PRIMARY AND THEY REPRESENTED IN JEFFREY’S.

REPRESENTED IN JEFFREY’S. WHAT A MESS.

WHAT A MESS. MARIA: AGAIN IT’S ABSOLUTELY

MARIA: AGAIN IT’S ABSOLUTELY SHAMEFUL AS WE WATCH PRESIDENT

SHAMEFUL AS WE WATCH PRESIDENT TRUMP IN JERUSALEM TO THE

TRUMP IN JERUSALEM TO THE ISRAELI PARLIAMENT WE HAVE THE

ISRAELI PARLIAMENT WE HAVE THE TWO SENATORS TELLING ME WHAT

TWO SENATORS TELLING ME WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT AND THE

THIS IS REALLY ABOUT AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE WANTING THE

DEMOCRATS ARE WANTING THE SHUTDOWN TO CONTINUE SO THEY CAN

SHUTDOWN TO CONTINUE SO THEY CAN SHOW THAT THEY QUOTE

SHOW THAT THEY QUOTE UNQUOTE.TRUMP AND FOUGHT FROM BY

UNQUOTE.TRUMP AND FOUGHT FROM BY BEING PART OF THIS NO KINGS

BEING PART OF THIS NO KINGS RALLY WHICH IS PLANED ON

RALLY WHICH IS PLANED ON SATURDAY IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK

SATURDAY IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK HERE’S BILL HAGERTY AND JOHN

HERE’S BILL HAGERTY AND JOHN FETTERMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

FETTERMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. WATCHES.

WATCHES. >> CHUCK SCHUMER IS WAITING ON

>> CHUCK SCHUMER IS WAITING ON HERE WITH A BIG MARGIN

HERE WITH A BIG MARGIN WASHINGTON TAKES PLACE, THE NO

WASHINGTON TAKES PLACE, THE NO KINGS MARCH THIS WAY HE CAN

KINGS MARCH THIS WAY HE CAN APPEASE THE RADICAL LEFT AND

APPEASE THE RADICAL LEFT AND WILLING TO FIGHT TRUMP TO EVERY

WILLING TO FIGHT TRUMP TO EVERY END NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO

END NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO AMERICAN PUBLIC IS WILLING TO

AMERICAN PUBLIC IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE ALL OF THAT FOR HIS

SACRIFICE ALL OF THAT FOR HIS OWN POLITICAL CAREER.

OWN POLITICAL CAREER. MARIA: YOU THINK THIS IS

MARIA: YOU THINK THIS IS POLITICAL AND HE WANTS TO GO ON

POLITICAL AND HE WANTS TO GO ON THE NO KINGS RALLY AND STOMP HIS

THE NO KINGS RALLY AND STOMP HIS CHEST AND SAY I’M FIGHTING TRUMP

CHEST AND SAY I’M FIGHTING TRUMP REGARDLESS OF WHAT’S HAPPENING

REGARDLESS OF WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH CITIZENS THAT ARE KNOCKING

WITH CITIZENS THAT ARE KNOCKING PAID.

PAID. >> YOU SUMMED IT UP THAT’S AN

>> YOU SUMMED IT UP THAT’S AN EXCELLENT SUMMARY, THIS IS ALL

EXCELLENT SUMMARY, THIS IS ALL ABOUT POLITICS CHUCK SCHUMER’S

ABOUT POLITICS CHUCK SCHUMER’S POLITICAL FUTURE.

POLITICAL FUTURE. >> IS NOT ABOUT WHO’S LOSING OR

>> IS NOT ABOUT WHO’S LOSING OR GETTING MORE OF THE BLAME OR

GETTING MORE OF THE BLAME OR ANYTHING AND FOR ME WHAT I

ANYTHING AND FOR ME WHAT I REALLY CARE ABOUT, A

REALLY CARE ABOUT, A RESPONSIBILITY ME AS A U.S.

RESPONSIBILITY ME AS A U.S. SENATOR TO VOTE TO MAKE SURE TO

SENATOR TO VOTE TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP OUR GOVERNMENT OPEN AND WE

KEEP OUR GOVERNMENT OPEN AND WE CAN FIGURE ALL THE OTHER

CAN FIGURE ALL THE OTHER PRIORITIES THAT’S DEMOCRACY

PRIORITIES THAT’S DEMOCRACY THAT’S DEMOCRACY SHUTTING OUR

THAT’S DEMOCRACY SHUTTING OUR GOVERNMENT DOWN THAT’S THE WRONG

GOVERNMENT DOWN THAT’S THE WRONG MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD FOR

MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD FOR AMERICANS.

AMERICANS. MARIA: SECRETARY, I KNOW

MARIA: SECRETARY, I KNOW PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ALSO DEALING

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ALSO DEALING WITH THIS AND YOU’VE MADE PLANS

WITH THIS AND YOU’VE MADE PLANS TO ENSURE THAT THE MILITARY DOES

TO ENSURE THAT THE MILITARY DOES GET PAID.

GET PAID. WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM

WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM IS THIS TARIFF REVENUE.

IS THIS TARIFF REVENUE. HOW WILL YOU MANIPULATE THE

HOW WILL YOU MANIPULATE THE MONEY SO OUR MILITARY DOESN’T

MONEY SO OUR MILITARY DOESN’T MISS A PAYCHECK ON OCTOBER 15.

MISS A PAYCHECK ON OCTOBER 15. >> AS VICE PRESIDENT VANCE SAID

>> AS VICE PRESIDENT VANCE SAID ON YOUR SHOW WE HAVE TO

ON YOUR SHOW WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE PAYMENTS SO WERE

PRIORITIZE PAYMENTS SO WERE HAVING TO HOLD BACK ON SOME

HAVING TO HOLD BACK ON SOME PAYMENTS SO THE BRAVE MEN AND

PAYMENTS SO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE U.S. MILITARY CAN

WOMEN IN THE U.S. MILITARY CAN GET PAID SO WE HAVE TO SHUFFLE

GET PAID SO WE HAVE TO SHUFFLE THINGS AROUND WE HAVE TO

THINGS AROUND WE HAVE TO FURLOUGH WORKERS HERE IN D.C.

FURLOUGH WORKERS HERE IN D.C. AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.

AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE HAD FRIENDS VISITING FROM MY

WE HAD FRIENDS VISITING FROM MY HOMETOWN THEY HAD TO RUN TO THE

HOMETOWN THEY HAD TO RUN TO THE ZOO IN D.C. ON SATURDAY BECAUSE

ZOO IN D.C. ON SATURDAY BECAUSE NOW IT’S CLOSE DOWN, NOTHING IS

NOW IT’S CLOSE DOWN, NOTHING IS OPEN AND THE DEMOCRATS THAT LIKE

OPEN AND THE DEMOCRATS THAT LIKE BIGGER GOVERNMENT DON’T LIKE THE

BIGGER GOVERNMENT DON’T LIKE THE GOVERNMENT WHEN THEIR POLL

GOVERNMENT WHEN THEIR POLL NUMBERS ARE BAD.

NUMBERS ARE BAD. AGAIN NO KINGS EQUALS NO

AGAIN NO KINGS EQUALS NO PAYCHECKS.

PAYCHECKS. MARIA: YOU HAVE APPROACHED OUR

MARIA: YOU HAVE APPROACHED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA WITH A

RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA WITH A PRACTICAL LOOK AT THE REALITY OF

PRACTICAL LOOK AT THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION. WHAT I MEAN WERE STILL VERY

WHAT I MEAN WERE STILL VERY RELIANCE ON THE CHINESE SUPPLY

RELIANCE ON THE CHINESE SUPPLY CHAIN.

CHAIN. YOU ANNOUNCED THAT YOU ARE

YOU ANNOUNCED THAT YOU ARE GETTING SUPPLY CHAINS BACK TO

GETTING SUPPLY CHAINS BACK TO AMERICA, YOU ALSO ANNOUNCED

AMERICA, YOU ALSO ANNOUNCED STAKES IN CERTAIN COMPANIES.

STAKES IN CERTAIN COMPANIES. I WANT TO GET YOUR TAKE ABOUT

I WANT TO GET YOUR TAKE ABOUT THAT.

THAT. THE DOD ACQUIRED A STAKE

THE DOD ACQUIRED A STAKE REPRESENTING 15% OF MP

REPRESENTING 15% OF MP MATERIALS, TELL US WHY THIS IS

MATERIALS, TELL US WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

SO IMPORTANT. I KNOW THERE ARE RARE EARTH

I KNOW THERE ARE RARE EARTH MINERALS AND THE UNITED STATES

MINERALS AND THE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS THE WORLD BUT IT IS

AND ACROSS THE WORLD BUT IT IS THE REFINING OF THE RARE-EARTH

THE REFINING OF THE RARE-EARTH THAT HAPPENS IN CHINA, THAT’S

THAT HAPPENS IN CHINA, THAT’S WHAT WE NEED TO BONE UP IN

WHAT WE NEED TO BONE UP IN AMERICA HOW ARE YOU LOOKING AT

AMERICA HOW ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE COMING COUPLE OF YEARS IN

THE COMING COUPLE OF YEARS IN TERMS OF CREATING AN

TERMS OF CREATING AN INDEPENDENCE IN THIS COUNTRY SO

INDEPENDENCE IN THIS COUNTRY SO WERE NO LONGER RELIANT ON THE

WERE NO LONGER RELIANT ON THE CHINESE SUPPLY CHAIN.

CHINESE SUPPLY CHAIN. >> NOW THAT WE SAW WE SAW DRINK

>> NOW THAT WE SAW WE SAW DRINK OPEN THAT WAS A PREVIEW WE’VE

OPEN THAT WAS A PREVIEW WE’VE SEEN THAT CHINA CAN BECOME AN

SEEN THAT CHINA CAN BECOME AN UNRELIABLE SUPPLIER TO THE WORLD

UNRELIABLE SUPPLIER TO THE WORLD WEATHER IS CRITICAL MINERALS,

WEATHER IS CRITICAL MINERALS, CRITICAL SUPPLIES AND WITH THEIR

CRITICAL SUPPLIES AND WITH THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT LAST WEEK THEY

ANNOUNCEMENT LAST WEEK THEY TAKEN ON THE WHOLE WORLD WHETHER

TAKEN ON THE WHOLE WORLD WHETHER THEY WANT TO BE A RELIABLE

THEY WANT TO BE A RELIABLE SUPPLIER.

SUPPLIER. WHAT WE’VE DONE IN THE U.S.

WHAT WE’VE DONE IN THE U.S. A THREE DECADE PROBLEM IN THE

A THREE DECADE PROBLEM IN THE MAKING, THE U.S. USED TO CONTROL

MAKING, THE U.S. USED TO CONTROL RARE-EARTH PROCESSING AND

RARE-EARTH PROCESSING AND REFINING, THE CHINESE BOUGHT A

REFINING, THE CHINESE BOUGHT A U.S. COMPANY.

U.S. COMPANY. IT WAS REQUIRED AND KEPT IN THE

IT WAS REQUIRED AND KEPT IN THE U.S. FOR FIVE YEARS, FIVE YEARS

U.S. FOR FIVE YEARS, FIVE YEARS AND A DAY THEY MOVED INTO CHINA

AND A DAY THEY MOVED INTO CHINA AND THEY HAVE A STRANGLEHOLD, AS

AND THEY HAVE A STRANGLEHOLD, AS YOU SAID THE REFINING THE

YOU SAID THE REFINING THE PROCESS AND RARE-EARTH AND

PROCESS AND RARE-EARTH AND GENERAL ARE NOT RARE, THEY ARE

GENERAL ARE NOT RARE, THEY ARE EVERYWHERE BUT IT’S A REFINING

EVERYWHERE BUT IT’S A REFINING AND PROCESSING AND WHAT HAPPENED

AND PROCESSING AND WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES IS ANY

OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES IS ANY TIME A REFINING OR PROCESSING

TIME A REFINING OR PROCESSING FACILITY HAS BEEN SET UP EITHER

FACILITY HAS BEEN SET UP EITHER IN THE U.S. OR IN A FREE-MARKET

IN THE U.S. OR IN A FREE-MARKET COUNTRY, THE CHINESE COMMON AND

COUNTRY, THE CHINESE COMMON AND UNDERCUT THE PRICE.

UNDERCUT THE PRICE. WE HAVE INVESTED IN MOUNTAIN

WE HAVE INVESTED IN MOUNTAIN PASS AND WE ARE GOING TO DO THE

PASS AND WE ARE GOING TO DO THE EQUIVALENT OF AN OPERATION WARP

EQUIVALENT OF AN OPERATION WARP SPEED TO GET SECURITY IN THE

SPEED TO GET SECURITY IN THE RARE-EARTH PROCESSING AND AT THE

RARE-EARTH PROCESSING AND AT THE SAME TIME WERE GET A GUARANTEE

SAME TIME WERE GET A GUARANTEE FOR PRICES FOR THE PROCESSING

FOR PRICES FOR THE PROCESSING AND REFINING BECAUSE YOU CAN

AND REFINING BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE A FREE MARKET WHEN THERE IS

HAVE A FREE MARKET WHEN THERE IS A NON- FREE-MARKET STATE ACTOR

A NON- FREE-MARKET STATE ACTOR DESTROYING CAPACITY.

DESTROYING CAPACITY. MARIA: THIS IS IMPORTANT AND WE

MARIA: THIS IS IMPORTANT AND WE TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT HOW YOU

TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT HOW YOU ARE MONETIZING THE U.S. BALANCE

ARE MONETIZING THE U.S. BALANCE SHEET BY TAKING STAKES IN

SHEET BY TAKING STAKES IN VARIOUS COMPANIES LIKE INTEL FOR

VARIOUS COMPANIES LIKE INTEL FOR EXAMPLE THINGS THAT ARE NATIONAL

EXAMPLE THINGS THAT ARE NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES LIKE

SECURITY ISSUES LIKE SEMICONDUCTORS OR

SEMICONDUCTORS OR PHARMACEUTICALS.

PHARMACEUTICALS. WAS THERE A DISCUSSION ABOUT

WAS THERE A DISCUSSION ABOUT TAKING A STAKE AND NVIDIA?

TAKING A STAKE AND NVIDIA? >> NOT THAT I WAS EVER A PART

>> NOT THAT I WAS EVER A PART OF.

OF. NVIDIA’S MOST VALUABLE COMPANY

NVIDIA’S MOST VALUABLE COMPANY IN THE WORLD, THE MANAGEMENT IS

IN THE WORLD, THE MANAGEMENT IS INCREDIBLE AND THE INTEL STAKE

INCREDIBLE AND THE INTEL STAKE WAS A CONVERSION OF A GRANT THAT

WAS A CONVERSION OF A GRANT THAT WAS MADE TO INTEL.

WAS MADE TO INTEL. PRESIDENT TRUMP I WAS SITTING IN

PRESIDENT TRUMP I WAS SITTING IN THE OVAL OFFICE WHEN HE MET WITH

THE OVAL OFFICE WHEN HE MET WITH THE INTEL CEO ALONG WITH

THE INTEL CEO ALONG WITH SECRETARY LAWTON AND PRESIDENT

SECRETARY LAWTON AND PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID WHY DON’T WE TURN

TRUMP SAID WHY DON’T WE TURN THIS INTO AN ASSET FOR THE

THIS INTO AN ASSET FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND I SAID MANY

AMERICAN PEOPLE AND I SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS

TIMES BEFORE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS GOING TO BE THE PRESIDENT WHO

GOING TO BE THE PRESIDENT WHO CREATES ASSETS FOR THE AMERICAN

CREATES ASSETS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NOT DEBT.

PEOPLE NOT DEBT. ONE THING THAT HAS GOTTEN

ONE THING THAT HAS GOTTEN COVERED UP IN THIS GOVERNMENT

COVERED UP IN THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS A DEFICIT ACTUALLY

SHUTDOWN IS A DEFICIT ACTUALLY WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY NEXT YEAR AND

WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY NEXT YEAR AND THE OFFICIAL TREASURY NUMBERS

THE OFFICIAL TREASURY NUMBERS WILL COME OUT WHEN THE CHUCK

WILL COME OUT WHEN THE CHUCK SCHUMER

SCHUMER DEFICIT IS DONE MORE

DEFICIT IS DONE MORE IMPORTANTLY TO GDP, NOW HAS 5

IMPORTANTLY TO GDP, NOW HAS 5 IN FRONT OF IT DOWN FROM 6.4,

IN FRONT OF IT DOWN FROM 6.4, 6.5 RECORD LEVEL THAT WE

6.5 RECORD LEVEL THAT WE INHERITED STABILIZING THE

INHERITED STABILIZING THE FINANCES AGAIN ECONOMIC

FINANCES AGAIN ECONOMIC SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY

SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY AND HAVING A ROBUST ECONOMY AS

AND HAVING A ROBUST ECONOMY AS WE HAVE NOW, THAT IS THE ENVY

WE HAVE NOW, THAT IS THE ENVY OF THE WORLD AS OPPOSED TO THE

OF THE WORLD AS OPPOSED TO THE MESS THAT CHINESE HAVE RIGHT

MESS THAT CHINESE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN THEIR REMARKET

NOW IN THEIR REMARKET MARIA: ABSOLUTELY SECRETARY

MARIA: ABSOLUTELY SECRETARY BEFORE YOU GO, MY FINAL

BEFORE YOU GO, MY FINAL QUESTION HERE THIS IS NOT HOW

QUESTION HERE THIS IS NOT HOW WE ENVISION OUTSIDER INTERVIEW

WE ENVISION OUTSIDER INTERVIEW YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO JOIN US

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO JOIN US AT 7:00 BUT THE PRESIDENT WAS

AT 7:00 BUT THE PRESIDENT WAS SPEAKING WE TOOK THOSE LIVE,

SPEAKING WE TOOK THOSE LIVE, OF COURSE, INCREDIBLY

OF COURSE, INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BUT CHINA STORY

IMPORTANT BUT CHINA STORY IS IMPORTANT TO MARKETS A

IS IMPORTANT TO MARKETS A SELL-OFF FRIDAY WHAT IS YOUR

SELL-OFF FRIDAY WHAT IS YOUR FINAL MESSAGE, TO INVESTORS

FINAL MESSAGE, TO INVESTORS THIS MORNING, WHO ARE WORRIED

THIS MORNING, WHO ARE WORRIED THAT THE CHINA-U.S.

THAT THE CHINA-U.S. RELATIONSHIP IS DETERIORATING,

RELATIONSHIP IS DETERIORATING, THAT U.S. HAS WAY TOO MUCH

THAT U.S. HAS WAY TOO MUCH RELIANCE ON CHINESE ECONOMY

RELIANCE ON CHINESE ECONOMY AND THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS, THAT

AND THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS, THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW,

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW, THIEVES OR VESSELS IN CHINESE

THIEVES OR VESSELS IN CHINESE PORTS WE’VE GOT A ONE HUNDRED

PORTS WE’VE GOT A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT TARIFF, ADDITIONAL ON

PERCENT TARIFF, ADDITIONAL ON CHINA EXPENDING, TO IMPACT THE

CHINA EXPENDING, TO IMPACT THE U.S. ECONOMY YOUR FINAL

U.S. ECONOMY YOUR FINAL MESSAGE TO INVESTORS THIS

MESSAGE TO INVESTORS THIS MORNING, SECRETARY.

MORNING, SECRETARY. >> LET’S WORK BACKWARD A LOT

>> LET’S WORK BACKWARD A LOT TO UNPACK ONE ONE HUNDRED

TO UNPACK ONE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT TARIFF DOES NOT HAVE

PERCENT TARIFF DOES NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN.

TO HAPPEN. .

. AS I SAID THERE WILL BE

AS I SAID THERE WILL BE WORKING LEVEL TALKS THIS WEEK.

WORKING LEVEL TALKS THIS WEEK. AND I IMAGINE THAT I WILL --

AND I IMAGINE THAT I WILL -- HAVE SOME CONTACT WITH MY

HAVE SOME CONTACT WITH MY COUNT COUNTER PART TWO LEADS

COUNT COUNTER PART TWO LEADS WILL MEET THE RELATIONSHIP

WILL MEET THE RELATIONSHIP DESPITE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT LAST

DESPITE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT LAST WEEK IS GOOD.

WEEK IS GOOD. LINES OF COMMUNICATION HAVE

LINES OF COMMUNICATION HAVE REOPENED, SO WE WILL SEE WHERE

REOPENED, SO WE WILL SEE WHERE IT GOES.

IT GOES. WE ARE GOING TO STAND FIRM,

WE ARE GOING TO STAND FIRM, AND REJECT THESE -- LICENSING

AND REJECT THESE -- LICENSING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THIS IS

REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THIS IS FOR THE WE’LL WORLD GROUP OF

FOR THE WE’LL WORLD GROUP OF BUREAUCRATS IN CHINA CANNOT

BUREAUCRATS IN CHINA CANNOT TELL US OUR ALLIES HOW TO RUN

TELL US OUR ALLIES HOW TO RUN OUR SUPPLY SYSTEM, TWO, WE ARE

OUR SUPPLY SYSTEM, TWO, WE ARE TAKING SOUND MEASURES TO RIGHT

TAKING SOUND MEASURES TO RIGHT THIS PROBLEM, AND WE DON’T

THIS PROBLEM, AND WE DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO -- FLIMIT OF

WANT TO HAVE TO -- FLIMIT OF XE. SHOW CHINESE THAT AS

XE. SHOW CHINESE THAT AS PRESIDENT SAYS WE DO HAVE MORE

PRESIDENT SAYS WE DO HAVE MORE CARDS WHEN SOFTWARE MINERALS

CARDS WHEN SOFTWARE MINERALS FINANCIAL SERVICES THEN THREE,

FINANCIAL SERVICES THEN THREE, WE ARE SEEING TODAY, THAT IT

WE ARE SEEING TODAY, THAT IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO

WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO WATCH PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE

WATCH PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE KNESSET, AND WITH THE GREAT

KNESSET, AND WITH THE GREAT TEAM THAT ASEM BLD WE SEE

TEAM THAT ASEM BLD WE SEE GREAT MOMENTUM THAT THE --

GREAT MOMENTUM THAT THE -- THAT WE HAVE HERE, DESPITE THE

THAT WE HAVE HERE, DESPITE THE DEMOCRATS TRYING TO SLOW HIM

DEMOCRATS TRYING TO SLOW HIM DOWN.

DOWN. MARIA: YES, ABSOLUTELY,

MARIA: YES, ABSOLUTELY, SECRETARY, AND HISTORIC DAY,

SECRETARY, AND HISTORIC DAY, HISTORIC CONVERSATION, WE SO

HISTORIC CONVERSATION, WE SO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING, TREASURY SECRETARY

MORNING, TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT THANK YOU, SIR.

SCOTT BESSENT THANK YOU, SIR. WE WELCOME YOU BACK, SOON,

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hostages /ˈhɒstɪdʒɪz/ B2	noun - people who are held captive by an enemy or criminal group
freed /friːd/ A2	verb - released from captivity or control
president /ˈprɛzɪdənt/ A2	noun - the elected head of a country or organization
trump /trʌmp/ B1	noun - a playing card of exceptional value; also a surname
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - freedom from war or conflict
israel /ˈɪzreɪəl/ A2	noun - a country in the Middle East
china /ˈtʃaɪnə/ A1	noun - a country in East Asia; also a type of pottery
government /ˈɡʌvərnəmənt/ A2	noun - the system or group of people governing a country
shutdown /ˈʃʌt.daʊn/ B1	noun - a period when a government or service stops operating verb - to stop operating
secretary /ˈsɛkrətəri/ A2	noun - a person who works in an office or holds a high-ranking position
economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ B1	noun - the wealth and resources of a country or region
tariff /ˈtærɪf/ B2	noun - a tax on imported or exported goods
military /ˈmɪlɪtəri/ A2	adjective - relating to armed forces noun - armed forces of a country
senator /ˈsɛnətər/ B1	noun - a member of a senate
rally /ˈræli/ B1	noun - a large public meeting, often for support; also a recovery in stock prices verb - to bring together for a cause
deal /diːl/ A2	noun - an agreement or arrangement verb - to handle or distribute
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a system of coins and notes used in a country
job /dʒɑːb/ A1	noun - a paid position of regular employment
public /ˈpʌblɪk/ A2	adjective - open to everyone noun - the people in general