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The fact that the real balloon, the real surveillance got to do what it got to do and $12 weather balloons and we are learning of the blues was government-funded so we funded it and shut it down which we now say we cant find. those are the ones we shoot down, china knows how erratic it is and it doesnt look strong. >> you had a great interview, will. with the general, general newton. hes talking about, he said the buildup in china and sophistication they are gaining, the word he used is breathta...

System with their dollars. china is playing and influence peddling game on the world stage country after country and we want to walk around assuming they are not doing the same? we have conversations whether or not the biden of demonstration is compromised. one thing we can promise is china is surely attempting to compromise the american political system. then this balloon should be the little light that opens up everyones eyes, not just about what china is doing now but what china is preparing ...

Think youre right about that. weve talked a lot about those balloons up in alaska sound like they were probably our balloons -- [laughter] of and or some kids balloon, and they were shot down. pete: a government-funned balloon or a hobby balloon. that whole statement, we told china this is unacceptable. rachel: exactly. pete: you cant do that, i mean, it just sounds -- rachel: so so weak. pete: by the way, were not in the business of wanting to promote what propagandists from china say, but some...

American defense command, of actually finding and targeting and tracking these objects that are penetrating american air space somehow. back to those three small object, i dont think well ever really know or find them. will: that might be a separate question of whether or not we find them from whether or not we know what they were. >> exactly. the attribution piece is critical, and thats whats happening now. theyve cleaned up all the debris with off the of south carolina coast, that chinese spy ...

>> well, we, as the president said, have approached this with the first priority being the safety of the american people. after the chinese balloon incident, as it has been come to known, we wanted to sharpen the rules that apply to these types of incidents. >> but why shoot first if we did not have a policy in place? >> lets be clear, first of all, as it relates to the chinese balloon, we shot it down because it needed to be shot down. >> now, why use missiles that cost hundreds of thousands of...

We will reveal a little bit later, did i beat you. did i go faster than you. pete: theres so much hype, i dont know if its all a giant bluff or a flex ahead of a beatdown. i dont know. will: the only hype is i am not talking, and you keep asking me, and its bothering you that the i dont answer. [laughter] pete: thats right. rachel: does everyone have to go through the window to get into that car? will: yeah. the doors dont open. pete: theres no lights on the front, its all stickers. will: gettin...

Correspondent, allie raffa, live from the white house. ali, good morning. some major international diplomacy moves being made here. what do we currently know about secretary blinkens meeting with his chinese counterpart in munich? >> katie, good morning. that meeting between secretary of state anthony blinken and his chinese counterpart, wang yi lasting just an hour. covering a wide range of topics yesterday. senior state department officials telling nbc news blinken warned ye about consequences...

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Their characterization. it does not show america is strong. on the contrary, it shows the opposite. so if you shoot down a balloon that you allow to traverse the country, then spend $400,000 missiles to shoot down kind of hysterically three other objects that were now learning probably werent anything, it doesnt look strong. rachel: no, it doesnt. i was curious, pete, what were you doing many that munich security down nil because i want to learn a little bit more -- pete: in a previous lifetime ...

That we have taken. but i want to say to your listeners and to the whole world that we understand that the peoples republic of china and the united states of america are two great powers. that we need to have lines of communication which we kept throughout this unfortunate time. that we took the action to protect our citizens and our security, ultimately taking down this balloon. but it is very important that we not only continue our communications with the peoples republic of china, but that se...