Former Florida Gov. Rick Scott joins 'Fox & Friends' with insight.
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By Wednesday morning, most of us
are done with the storm
back to you,
PETE Rick. Thank you.
Lets bring in Senator Rick
Scott Republican from Florida,
former Florida governor
thanks for being here,
your state has seen storms much
larger than this one, but in this
covid 19 moment there are other
complications talk about what
youre doing. In Florida.
First ive been talking to
the National Hurricane Center
State and local officials,
Everybodys ready,
Everybodys, hoping that the
stays off our shore
well know we get some flooding.
Everyone has to stay out of the
water.
You have to be very careful
about rip currents,
but the hard thing will be our
shelters
youre going to have socially
distance around our shelters.
Hopefully this will stay off our
shore.
Hopefully we have a hurricane
season where we dont have to
open up like we do with Irma.
I had to open up seven hundred shelters.
I hope everybody stays safe
today,
stay out of the water and keep
watching the weather
Jedediah Senator. I want to
shift over to some politics,
because many Americans are
waiting right now to see what
happens with a coronavirus
relief package.
We see Democrats and Republicans
debating that out.
Is there some sense of urgency
on Capitol Hill that politicians
need to get something done,
because Americans are counting
on that relief and theyre
counting on it to come quickly.
Clearly, we need to get
something done.
We have to take care of those
who lost their jobs and have to
get our economy open help the
small businesses, but the
Democrats have no urgency.
Last week they blocked an
extension of the unemployment
benefits at the current level,
they blocked a proposal to say
well compensate people at two slash three,
their compensation.
They blocked both of those
the Democrats have no sense of
your again system. I would like
to get something done.
I know Republicans in Senate
want to get something done,
help those that lost their jobs,
get the economy open and get the
small businesses again.
Unfortunately, the Democrats want
to waste your money.
They have already spent
three dollars trillion a trillion not been
spent.
They want to spend another
three trillion.
They want Florida taxpayers to
pay for New York, Illinois,
California, prior pension
problems prior bad budgets. This
is grab bag. For Democrats to
take advantage after crisis to
try to spend every dime you
have,
somebody will pay for this down
the road.
I want to make sure we take care
of people but dont waste. Your
money,
Griff Senator, looks unlikely. A
deal will be forthcoming.
Meanwhile, for parents ever
teenagers across the count, this
issue of Tiktok president
banning Tiktok, which led to the
general manager of Ticktock in
the U Dot S says it is not going
anywhere.
What is the latest on this?
You actually took a lead on
this.
Here is what we all have to
understand: that Communist
Chinas is run by the Communist
Party
XI. The general secretary of the
Communist Party has decided to
clearly be our adversary,
whether it is tiktok some of
the apps like Tiktok or chinese
drones. These are being used to
get information about Americans
to surveil Us
Communist China decided to be
our adversary.
It is hard to acknowledge this,
but you know were now in a
cold war again
so yeah I have a bill with
Senator Hawley. That says that
you know federal workers are
not going to be able to use
Tiktok as an app on their phone.
The truth is no American should
it is basically an opportunity
for the chinese Party, the
Communist Chinese Party to
surveil us
dont, buy chinese drones.
They will surveil us
that is it. What theyre doing
PETE Senator youre right
were in a new cold war.
Huawei wants to use 5g to
penetrate our companies. Our
infrastructure.
Will there be a bipartisan
consensus in the idea of a cold
war.
Democrats have been much more
muted in their criticism.
Talking about Tiktok talking
about the communist Chinese
theyre, all leftists at some
level
among senators, others is there
willingness to stare down China
on Capitol Hill.
There is clearly bipartisan
support of trying to hold China
accountable until Joe Biden was
the nominee
we know. Joe Biden is soft on
China.
We know President Trump has been
tough on China.
He held Communist China
Accountable
now Democrats had to pivot and
dont attack China because
Joe Biden, you know he doesnt
believe Chinas a problem.
We know Chinas a problem.
They have a million people in
prison. Just for their religion,
they take away the basic rights
of Hong Kong citizens.
They militarize the South China
Sea.
They are clearly decided, XI
clearly decided to our
adversary,
Joe Biden and the Democrats.
They have been soft,
Griff Senator Rick Scott
joining from Us Florida.
Thanks for taking the time
we will be thinking, praying for.
Transcript generated on 2020-08-02.