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Welcome back, America.

I'm Hugh Hewitt.

United States Senator Tom Cotton represents the great state of Arkansas. He's also

chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Chairman of the Republican Conference, Senator. Thank you for making time for me today. About an hour ago, U.S. Central Command posted some video and the statement. Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Amman. Today they have zero.

What do you think the Chinese think about this?

And I want to tell the audience, you authored seven things you can't say about China.

I've got the book right here.

What do you think are adversaries in China think about what they've seen in the last 72 hours?

Well, Hugh, I think once again, the Chinese communist can't be pleased with another signal

display of strength, confidence, and resolution by Donald Trump and the United States.

More concretely and materially, one has to imagine that they're fearful about the loss of black market oil

coming from Iran that has been helping prop up the Ayatollah's regime and at the prospect of

one of their chief and only allies in the Middle East falling and returning back into the American fold.

Senator, I am very disappointed with one of our longtime allies, the United Kingdom,

and wondering whether or not they ought to be in five eyes anymore because they wouldn't support

us in this. And then Spain has absolutely disgraced itself.

You know, I'm one of those Atlantisus in our party, but it makes it hard to argue with the

isolationists when our allies stab us in the back and the front.

Well, the actions of both nations are somewhat disappointing to you.

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