America Locked in Cold War With China, Former Navy Secretary Says

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🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Former Navy Secretary J. William Middendorf says America has entered a new cold war with China.

Middendorf, author of the new book “The Great Nightfall: How We Win the New Cold War,” joins the show to explain the threat that China poses to America's interests. Middendorf, a member of The Heritage Foundation's Board of Trustees since 1989, also outlines what the U.S. military must do to be prepared to stand against our adversaries.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, October 2nd. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:10.0	And I'm Virginia Allen, the former Secretary of the Navy J. William Midendorf, a trustee of the Heritage Foundation, says America has entered a new Cold War with China and Russia.
0:22.0	Secretary Midendorf joins the show to discuss war with China and Russia.
0:22.8	Secretary Midendorf joins the show to discuss his book The Great Nightfall, how we win the
0:28.6	new Cold War and explain the threat China poses to America's interests and what the U.S. military
0:35.6	must do to be prepared to stand against our enemies.
0:40.3	And if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating
0:45.4	on Apple Podcasts, and please encourage others to subscribe.
0:49.8	Now, onto our top news. Senator Diane Feinstein, Democrat of California and a group of Democrats have formally asked Senate Republicans to
1:05.2	postpone Amy Koney Barrett's confirmation hearing until after the inauguration.
1:10.9	On Wednesday, Feinstein, the leading Democrat on the Judiciary Committee sent a letter
1:15.8	to the chairman of the committee, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, asking
1:21.6	him to delay his October 12th hearing start date.
1:25.7	In the letter, Feinstein says, the timeline for consideration of Judge Barrett's nomination
1:31.2	is incompatible with the Senate's constitutional role. Barrett's
1:33.3	constitutional role.
1:34.9	We again urge you to delay consideration of this nomination
1:39.4	until after the presidential inauguration.
1:43.1	Feinstein argues that the committee and the American people do not have enough time to review
1:48.7	Barrett's qualifications before the hearing is scheduled to begin.
1:53.0	Barrett has already submitted her 65-page questionnaire
1:57.0	to the Senate Judiciary Committee
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