cover of episode Episode 111: Sen. Tom Cotton on DOGE, TikTok, and "Seven Things You Can't Say About China"

Episode 111: Sen. Tom Cotton on DOGE, TikTok, and "Seven Things You Can't Say About China"

2025/4/3
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Tom Cotton: 我认为中国共产党对美国的威胁比其他问题更大，例如避免让马克·扎克伯格获利。关于TikTok，法律并非禁止TikTok，而是要求其母公司剥离在中国的业务。我们应该通过削减预算来减少浪费、欺诈和滥用，并通过"撤销法案"来实现。最高法院需要介入并制止激进的地区法官。我对实验室泄漏理论的观点是基于常识和证据，自由媒体对我的攻击是错误的。现在大多数人都已经接受了实验室泄漏理论，但我们可能无法完全查清真相。新冠疫情事件揭示了中国共产党的本质。中国是一个邪恶帝国，我们需要理解习近平及其政权的共产主义本质。一些人试图淡化中国共产主义的性质是错误的。习近平是一个坚定的马克思列宁主义者。中国对人民的压迫证明了其共产主义政权的本质。中国违背了对香港的承诺。我们不能指望中国像正常的国家一样行事。我们对中国的看法过于天真。中国正在进行历史上最大规模的和平时期军事建设，其军事实力日益增强，并且正在扩充其核武库。中国正在攻击美国的重点产业，给予中国永久最惠国待遇是一个错误。中国利用不正当手段获得经济优势，并利用间谍活动和黑客攻击来损害美国的公司。绿色能源领域是中国利用不正当手段获得经济优势的另一个例子。我们需要在绿色能源领域创造公平的竞争环境。中国实际上控制着巴拿马运河的港口，特朗普总统正在努力减少中国在拉丁美洲的影响力。中国参与了芬太尼危机，奥巴马和拜登政府对中国在拉丁美洲的干涉不够重视。中国通过间谍活动和网络攻击渗透美国的政府，还通过影响州和地方官员来渗透美国的政府。中国利用姐妹城市项目等方式来影响美国的政府，试图利用其影响力来影响美国的政治和政府。中国正在试图影响美国的年轻人，TikTok是一个中国共产党的宣传工具。我们不应该允许中国共产党控制美国的媒体。中国可能赢得长期竞争，但并非注定要赢。台湾对中国和美国都至关重要。只有保持强大和坚定才能避免与中国的冲突。我希望有一天能够再次与中国人民合作，但我们必须根据现实情况制定政策。 Joe Lonsdale: 我们讨论了Dogecoin、激进法官以及中国对美国的影响，包括芬太尼、TikTok和台湾问题。我采访了汤姆·科顿参议员，他撰写了一本关于中国的新书。我希望通过削减预算来减少浪费、欺诈和滥用。国防部需要将资金从一些项目转移到威慑敌人方面，并提高效率并进行现代化改造。伊隆·马斯克及其团队的工作重点是提高效率和现代化改造。五角大楼应该更多地使用商业现货产品，改进五角大楼的流程和采购可以成为Dogecoin行动的持久遗产。最高法院需要介入并制止激进的地区法官。我希望对实验室泄漏理论进行清算。中国渗透了美国的社会，好莱坞为了进入中国市场而进行自我审查，避免描绘中国负面形象，并为了避免得罪中国审查员而修改电影内容。中国渗透了美国的政府和大学。中国正在试图影响美国的年轻人，TikTok对美国构成了威胁。我希望美国能够在未来一百年里保持主导地位。

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Senator Cotton discusses the potential of rescissions bills and initiatives like DOGE to cut wasteful government spending. He highlights the need for Congress to formalize these cuts and reform procurement processes within the Pentagon, advocating for commercial off-the-shelf solutions to improve efficiency and modernization.
  • Rescissions bills allow the president to propose spending cuts that require a majority vote in the Senate.
  • Eliminating wrongful payments in programs like Social Security and Medicare could save hundreds of billions of dollars.
  • Reforming procurement processes in the Pentagon and improving systems throughout the government can create lasting efficiencies.

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Sen. Tom Cotton is a key leader on Capitol Hill, standing up to cronyism and grift at home and our adversaries abroad. Does he think DOGE can effect lasting change? What can we do about activist judges blocking the new administration? And how do we stop the Chinese Communist Party from infiltrating our government, undermining American innovation, and targeting our kids with synthetic and digital drugs, i.e. fentanyl and TikTok?

Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and member of the Armed Services Committee, Sen. Cotton plays a vital role in shaping our nation's foreign policy. He also knows the impact of policy firsthand, having deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the U.S. Army after graduating from Harvard and Harvard Law school. His new book) sounds the alarm on America's capitulation to the CCP and is appropriately titled "Seven Things You Can't Say About China."

As the first elected official to publicly defend the lab leak theory, Sen. Cotton courageously challenged the CCP and our own establishment media, reinforcing his reputation as a bold fighter on issues foreign and domestic. We begin with DOGE and a key legislative mechanism he believes Republicans can use to remove waste, fraud, and abuse in the budget for good. He also explains why the Supreme Court needs to weigh in on activist district judges issuing nationwide injunctions. Next, we dive into his new book and the seven areas of the CCP's malfeasance, including its influence over the Panama Canal, what's going to happen with TikTok, and whether the U.S. is serious about stopping the "reverse opium war" and taking out the Mexican cartels. There are many in Hollywood, academia, corporate America, and even Washington D.C. who downplay or cave to Chinese influence; Sen. Cotton is not one of them!

00:00 Episode Intro

03:05 DOGE & activist judges

08:40 Lab leak theory and exposing lies

11:27 Seven Things You Can't Say About China

15:47 Was Pres. Trump right about China and Panama Canal?

20:06 How China infiltrated Hollywood

25:50 What's going to happen with TikTok?

29:36 The CCP's reverse opium war

38:55 Is there optimism for a free China? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.joelonsdale.com)