And to be fair, this one I will not blame entirely on the Democrats. There are a lot of Republicans who bear some blame for making us so totally dependent on China. I've spent 14 years in the Senate fighting to delink our economy from China, to move semiconductor manufacturing back to this country, to move pharmaceuticals back to this country, to move critical minerals back to this country. Both parties bear some fault in letting us become so dependent on China. But what's amazing about this, Ben chatgpt is generally considered a lean, pretty left. (26:33–26:45)
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Asserts that Ted Cruz has worked to reduce U.S. economic dependence on China.
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