Rep. Emmer Talks A Need for National Security Transparency

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Less than a week after a Chinese spy balloon made its way through U.S. airspace, two more suspicious objects were found occupying the sky over Alaska and Canada over the weekend. Unlike the first balloon that remained in the air for days before being shot down, President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered that the two be shot down on Saturday. Though the Pentagon has not officially confirmed if these objects were balloons, a senior U.S. official has confirmed that they were, leaving many Americans feeling more on edge -- as additional national security threats could have been navigating through U.S. territory. On the Rundown, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) explains why he believes the White House must prioritize transparency when dealing with national security threats like these and how the House 'China Select Committee' will work to combat China's "brazen disregard" for the U.S. He also discusses House Oversight priorities, the continued debate over the debt limit, and how he's enjoying his new role in Congress. Police departments across the country are under scrutiny again, and with it comes conversations about police reform and critique of the police in general. Authors James Patterson and Matt Eversmann have teamed up once again to write a book that captures the real-life experiences of the police officers who risk their lives to protect and serve their communities. Patterson and Eversmann join the Rundown to discuss their new book, 'Walk the Blue Line' that gives an honest perspective on what it is like to be a police officer in America. They discuss how the book aims to give readers a chance to understand cops, the difficulties they face on the job and the uplifting stories that come with it. Plus, commentary by former White House speechwriter and Fox News Contributor Marc Thiessen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Greg Gutfeld. I'm Martha McCallum. I'm Rebecca and this is the Fox News rundown
0:08.4	Monday, February 13th, 2023 on my commanduel first. It was a Chinese spycraft shot down off the coast of South Carolina
0:17.1	Then in recent days American fighter jets have shot down unidentified objects over Alaska and Canada
0:24.6	One Kilometer says America's adversaries see the US as weak with President Biden in office
0:31.9	I don't think there's much of an argument for the administration weakness invites aggression and we've seen that clearly in this instance
0:38.8	I'm Chris Foster. That's throwing off their James Patterson's new book is stories of law enforcement told in their own words
0:44.3	If you really want to understand cops you want to understand Memphis you want to understand manyapolis you want to understand any of these things
0:52.1	This tells you the cops side of it. We hear this over and over from cops who have read this now
0:56.6	Somebody finally told our story and it's about time and I'm Mark Tason. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown
1:07.6	It's been chaos in the skies of US airspace over the past couple of weeks this weekend two objects were shot down
1:16.1	over Alaska and over Canada on
1:19.3	NBC's meet the press Connecticut congressman Jim Himes the top Democrat on house intelligence
1:26.2	Expressed frustration with the Biden administration. I have real concerns about why the
1:31.7	Administration is not being more forthcoming with everything that it knows but part of the problem here is that the both of the second and the third
1:39.7	Objects were shot down in very remote areas
1:42.1	So my my guess is that there's just not a lot of information out there yet to share as US officials trying to gather
1:48.2	Facts about these objects shot down in North American airspace
1:52.5	National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has provided some updates
1:57.9	This one at 40,000 feet could have posed a threat to civilian aircraft and it did not appear to have
2:03.7	The maneuverable capability that the other one did that's not the only red hot issue these days in Washington
2:10.2	House majority leader Steve Scalise's demanding action on the illegal immigration crisis at our southern border
2:17.7	The facts need to drive it get the facts out and then hold people accountable and while there are oversight hearings being held on the border crisis
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