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Let's take a listen to the acting Navy Secretary Hong Kao under questioning from the Senator Mitch McConnell or what's left of him.

Let's take a listen.

Chairman, I have not spoken to the Taiwanese.

However, we have done some foreign military sales to them.

It's just right now we're doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury, which we have plenty.

But we're just making sure we have everything.

But then the foreign military sales will continue when the administration deems necessary, sir.

So first and foremost, that's important.

So when we're talking about declining empire, that's a significant part of it.

But let's focus on the substance, shall we?

Let's put the next one up here on the screen.

The Iran war and China thaw complicate U.S.

support for Taiwan.

A $14 billion Taiwan arms sale is now on hold amid the strain of the Middle East conflict.

and Trump's reconciliation with Beijing.

So this was confirmed by Hong Kao, the acting Navy Secretary, before the Senate committee on Thursday.

It has now been confirmed officially by the Pentagon of this, quote, pause fueling concern among lawmakers and Taiwanese officials for President Trump's support of the island nation as he juggles the Middle East war and the desire for detente with Beijing.

And the reason why that we are sitting with this, it is the single most important part

of this entire strategic defeat that we have now suffered with iran no matter which way the ceasefire goes this was the inevitable consequence and i think it was inevitable from day one but especially some two to three weeks into the conflict when we started to see the munitions began to dwindle it just became mathematically impossible

to seek a different solution.