Is America Ready For War In The Indo-Pacific?

The President of the Philippines was at the White House on Tuesday
visiting President Trump, discussing the issue of China and their
ambitions to expand. U.S. lawmakers have asked the Defense
Department to study building a joint munitions hub in the
Philippines, as China continues to menace other nations crossing
through the South China Sea. When it comes to American military
spending, we are on track to allocate more than $920 billion in the
next fiscal year, and it appears there’s bipartisan support to
fully fund this Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Florida Republican
Senator Rick Scott sits on the Armed Services and Homeland Security
Committee, and he joined the Rundown to discuss the long-term
threats posed by both China and Iran. The CDC reports an estimated
48,422 deaths from synthetic opioids, mostly fentanyl, in 2024.
With a dangerous amount of the drug supply now laced with this
deadly substance, overdose deaths are surging, especially among
young people. President Trump recently signed the Halt Fentanyl
Act, expanding law enforcement’s ability to crack down on
traffickers. Gregory Swan, who lost his son Drew to a fentanyl
overdose in 2013, co-founded Fentanyl Fathers to raise awareness
and prevent more families from suffering the same loss. He joins
the Rundown to discuss his mission: educating students, empowering
parents, and mobilizing a movement to fight the fentanyl crisis.
Plus, commentary from FOX News Digital columnist David Marcus.
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