Matt Gaetz: “Trump will go there and he will, I think, rightly and justly…”

“We need to see them as the enemy they are. Usually you are the cynical one in these discussions, but let me present a very cynical take for you. Trump will go there and he will, I think, rightly and justly try to get China to put pressure on Iran to open the Straits of Hormuz. for the benefit of the global economy in which China is a very significant participant. But here's my I actually think China wants the United States bogged down in Iran.” (13:36–13:45)

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