here between neoconservatives in the republican party who feel confrontation with china is needed that we ve been too soft on them for a long time and it s sort of amazing to see that ideological string, which is a real developed thing, gain a foothold this early. well, sure. and it gained a foot hold in michael flynn. you know, the attitude is, yeah, we re going to break some eggs and they should be broken. and again, i haven t sensed from democratic foreign policy experts any conviction that this is harmful in and of itself. right. and does china then go about flexing its muscles militarily around taiwan and is there a provocation and do we respond to the provocation. if it s signaling a new day, may not be that big of a deal. john harwood, thank you. al gore s surprise visit to trump tower.
had to say. taiwan is our ally, john. that is a country that we have backed because they believe in freedom. and we ought to back our ally and if china doesn t like it, screw them. so if china doesn t like it, screw them, it s tough talk. we should also say, there s a long-standing ideological vain here between neoconservatives in the republican party who feel confrontation with china is needed that we ve been too soft on them for a long time and it s sort of amazing to see that ideological string, which is a real developed thing, gain a foothold this early. well, sure. and it gained a foot hold in michael flynn. you know, the attitude is, yeah, we re going to break some eggs and they should be broken. and again, i haven t sensed from democratic foreign policy experts any conviction that this