Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) says that America is the most powerful country in the world, economically and militarily. So despite external threats from countries like China, Russia, and Iran, he told Epoch Times' Jan Jekielek that "there's no threat greater than what could happen internally," adding that "in historical examples, civilizations don't fall to outside attacks but to internal division." - 🇺🇸 Stay updated with breaking news, special reports, and LIVE COVERAGE on NTD: https://ept.ms/NTDlive
Congressman, such a pleasure to see you here at the DNC.
Good to be here.
So what do you expect? I've heard this is a very unusual convention. This is my first. I don't
know what to expect. I've heard it's unusual. What's your take on it?
Well, this is my fifth. I've spoken at three of the five. I have never been to a convention
that was as emotional as we've seen so far. The president's daughter introducing him last night
had water running down faces all over this arena. And I think it's moving. People were
also emotional about Joe Biden. No matter how many people wanted him to step down,
not because he's a bad president or any of that, but some people thought that
we'd have a better chance to win. And eventually, he came to that conclusion.
So he's going to go down in history as one of the most selfless
persons to ever occupy the White House. So it's been a moving experience for a lot of people,
and probably the same way with people around the country in their homes.
Congressman, I've seen a number of people here talking about the threat of Russia,
the threat of China. What do you see as the biggest external threat to America?
Well, there's no threat greater than what could happen internally. We have had,
I think, five civilizations, and all of them failed, not because they were attacked from
without, but because of dissension inside and internally. I do think that Russia poses a threat
to us. I think China poses a threat to us. But in spite of the threat, they can do nothing. We're
the most powerful nation on the planet, both militarily and economically. There are no signs
that we will be surpassed anytime soon. And as long as those nations put people in who respect
the power of atomic energy, we won't go to war and destroy the world. So I think
we have to keep our eyes on both China, on Russia, and Iran, frankly, because I expect
probably sometime in the next year, they're going to announce that they have the bomb.
Thank you very much, Congressman.
All right. Good to talk with you.
