Episode 111: Sen. Tom Cotton on DOGE, TikTok, and "Seven Things You Can't Say About China"

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Apr 3, 2025

Sen. Tom Cotton, a U.S. Senator from Arkansas and author of "Seven Things You Can't Say About China," discusses a range of pressing topics. He shares insights on how DOGE and efficient spending reforms can combat waste and fraud. Cotton highlights the dangers of TikTok and the Chinese Communist Party's influence on American youth, specifically addressing the fentanyl crisis. He also critiques activist judges undermining national security and emphasizes the urgent need to confront the CCP's global ambitions and its impact on U.S. interests.

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ADVICE

Budget Cuts

Use rescissions bills to cut wasteful spending.
A majority vote in the Senate can achieve this.

INSIGHT

Activist Judges

Activist judges are issuing nationwide injunctions beyond their authority.
The Supreme Court needs to intervene and define the limits of district court jurisdiction.

ANECDOTE

Lab Leak Theory

Tom Cotton was attacked for supporting the lab leak theory early on.
Common sense and evidence pointed to the Wuhan lab's involvement.

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Sen. Tom Cotton is a key leader on Capitol Hill, standing up to cronyism and grift at home and our adversaries abroad. Does he think DOGE can effect lasting change? What can we do about activist judges blocking the new administration? And how do we stop the Chinese Communist Party from infiltrating our government, undermining American innovation, and targeting our kids with synthetic and digital drugs, i.e. fentanyl and TikTok?

Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and member of the Armed Services Committee, Sen. Cotton plays a vital role in shaping our nation's foreign policy. He also knows the impact of policy firsthand, having deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the U.S. Army after graduating from Harvard and Harvard Law school. His new book sounds the alarm on America's capitulation to the CCP and is appropriately titled "Seven Things You Can't Say About China."

As the first elected official to publicly defend the lab leak theory, Sen. Cotton courageously challenged the CCP and our own establishment media, reinforcing his reputation as a bold fighter on issues foreign and domestic. We begin with DOGE and a key legislative mechanism he believes Republicans can use to remove waste, fraud, and abuse in the budget for good. He also explains why the Supreme Court needs to weigh in on activist district judges issuing nationwide injunctions. Next, we dive into his new book and the seven areas of the CCP's malfeasance, including its influence over the Panama Canal, what's going to happen with TikTok, and whether the U.S. is serious about stopping the "reverse opium war" and taking out the Mexican cartels. There are many in Hollywood, academia, corporate America, and even Washington D.C. who downplay or cave to Chinese influence; Sen. Cotton is not one of them!

00:00 Episode Intro

03:05 DOGE & activist judges

08:40 Lab leak theory and exposing lies

11:27 Seven Things You Can't Say About China

15:47 Was Pres. Trump right about China and Panama Canal?

20:06 How China infiltrated Hollywood

25:50 What's going to happen with TikTok?

29:36 The CCP's reverse opium war

38:55 Is there optimism for a free China?

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