On this episode of Rich Valdes America at Night, Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) joins Rich to discuss the looming government shutdown, the latest peace deal developments, and the biggest stories from the weekend. Gordon Chang, author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America, breaks down the escalating Trump-China trade war over rare earth minerals and what it means for global markets., and to discuss how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) weaponized narco-terrorists to engage in drug-warfare to destabilize the United States through addiction and overdose.Then, Ammon Blair, Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and former U.S. Border Patrol agent, examines new data showing National Guard readiness concerns and explains why cartels should be considered unlawful combatants in America’s border security strategy.

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