Now, listen, I'm here to tell you that I am a Republican who believes deeply in conservation and protecting the environment. But this is a false choice. And The idea that they've taken trillions of dollars to completely re engineer our economy, to have an outright war against fossil fuels, and in the process, to make us incredibly dependent on China for lithium batteries that go into our electric vehicles or solar panels as we're redefining our economy. This is an ideology that's totally gone amok. Let me give you one more example. The military, which I obviously spend a lot of time thinking about. (19:56–20:15)
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