In the interview, Bartiromo, 58, asked the special envoy for the Shield of Americas whether she saw “evidence” of China illegally sending people into the U.S. to do “surveillance work” for the Chinese Communist Party.
“We saw very coordinated attacks of people coming into this country from China that were facilitated, not just through the southern border, but through the northern border as well,” Noem stated. “Countries that I have worked with in Latin and South America have told us how they had Chinese operations set up for people to fly into their countries, almost like a travel agency would be.”
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“Overwhelmingly, the testimonies have been that they were the same-aged individuals, young, mainly men, some females, but very much a coordinated attempt to get individuals into our country, to change our country,” she added.
Bartiromo also questioned whether China was working with Mexico to bring drugs into the U.S.
“They have facilitated that. I wouldn’t say, necessarily, we found ties to it officially, right to the government, but absolutely,” Noem remarked. “Chinese businesses, those tied to the CCP, those individuals working with the cartels to make sure that the product gets into the United States.”
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The politician claimed that China’s alleged actions are part of a larger plan.
“And remember, China has a thousand-year plan to destroy the United States,” Noem said. “They don’t just build up their military. They don’t just manipulate their currency, harm us with trade practices.”
“They have a plan to kill our country from the inside by killing off our next generation of Americans,” she continued. “They will use every tool that they have, and that’s what that fentanyl and drug trade brought to China, that was a benefit to hurt America.”