And just like that...President Gavin Newsom begins trying to turn the USA into California.
China says it WILL shoot Pelosi’s plane down IF she travels to Taiwan under US fighter escort: Speaker refuses to confirm trip - as Beijing warns it would ‘cross a red line’ and aircraft carrier holds drills in the South China Sea
‘If US fighter jets escort Pelosi’s plane into Taiwan, it is invasion’ Hu Xijin, a commentator with the Chinese state-affiliated Global Times, wrote on Twitter
‘The PLA has the right to forcibly dispel Pelosi’s plane and the US fighter jets, including firing warning shots and making tactical movement of obstruction’
‘If ineffective, then shoot them down’ Hu said
Pelosi has not confirmed reports she will travel to Taiwan, only saying that she does not comment on her foreign travel plans for ‘security reasons’
The threat is a dramatic escalation in rhetoric as China grows increasingly agitated at the U.S.’s posture with Taiwan
BAM!