welcome back were in the bottom of the
our top trade official Robert light
Heiser now says the us-china trade deal
is on track while the u.s. trade
representative is er he is now hotly
disputed John Bolton's take that
president Trump asked China's G jimping
for help in the twenty20 re-election
he's saying that this happened on the
outskirts of a twenty20 of a g20 meeting
rather Robert lighthouses says it didn't
happen what's this the Washington Post
published a story that says former
national security adviser Bolton said
that at one point in that meeting
President Trump quote turned the
conversation into the coming US
presidential election alluding to
China's economic capability to affect
the ongoing campaigns pleading with XI
to ensure he'd win that's the end of the
quote absolutely untrue never happened I
was there
I've no recollection of that ever
happening I don't believe it's true I
don't believe it ever happened
let's welcome Republican Jim banks of
Indiana the congressman serves on House
Armed Services and Veterans Affairs he
is a former Navy lieutenant who fought
in Afghanistan great to see you
congressman your reaction to this Robert
lighthouses are disputing John Bolton
well Liz this is the worst type of
get-rich-quick scheme that I've ever
seen I mean what we know is this is a
sour grapes kiss-and-tell book by by mr.
Bolton unfortunately I hate talking
about it unfortunately because there's a
market out there by liberals to buy
books like these that bash this
president they hate the president so
much they'll go buy a book that that
demeans the president what we know is
that chairman G and shut the Chinese
Communist Party want Joe Biden to win
the presidential election in the fall
they don't want President Trump to win
so these these what lights light Heiser
had to say was secretary Pompeo have had
to say to dispute bulletins claims show
that this book is probably not worth the
price tag well you know there was a an
anecdote in there that the president
supported China's building prison camps
for
Muslims when you heard that what was
your reaction that is getting a lot of
negative feedback people don't like that
they're saying that's just morally
repugnant yeah it's and it's absolutely
not true I mean this president's record
in holding China accountable and getting
tough on China the first president and
my lifetime to stand up to China is is
very much in contrast to these claims
overall this president's national
security record is second to none what
he's done to rebuild the military that
that President Obama laid to waste what
he's done to pressure our NATO allies to
bring more money to the table and pay
their fair share what he's done overall
to change the global discussion about
China and bring others around to our
point of view that it's time to hold
China accountable this president's
record is very strong and that that's
what's so disappointing about Bolton's
claims in this book that he would betray
this president this president doesn't
need a national security adviser but he
brings people around him to give him a
different point of view and that's what
he did in trusting John Bolton to be his
national security adviser and for Bolton
to betray him and betray that trust in a
way that he did is is absolutely
shameful you you know here we have
Robert Gates he's the former head of the
CIA and former Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates is also pushing back on
John Bolton attacking president Trump's
approach to North the North Korea let's
listen to Robert Gates here
well I argue in the book that I favored
president Trump's an overture to the
north and being willing to meet with Kim
Jong moon because frankly every other
effort to limit the North Korean nuclear
capability over the past 25 years has
failed your take on Robert Gates there
secretary Gates is absolutely right I
mean this president has kept us out of
wars rather than getting us into new
wars like other recent presidents have
and and National Security Adviser former
national security adviser bolt and
should know that more than anybody his
his betrayal of this president as I've
already said is reprehensible and and
something that that I wish we didn't
have to talk about but because
because we are talking about it there
will be those I hate the president that
go out and purchase the book and that
that's truly unfortunate alright we've
gotten out Democrats saying they may
subpoena john bolton for testimony
they're saying though they through he
through america under the bus and you
can't trust them what's your reaction
the democrats here quick quick ten
seconds there's just more of the same
that's what that's what democrats in the
house do they they bring all of the
president's critics send to testify to
try to embarrass this president it won't
work this president's track record is
strong he deserves reelection that's why
i'm gonna fight as much as I can to get
president Trump reelected in November
all right congressman banks thanks for
joining us come back soon
thank you