Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., told Newsmax that America’s food supply is in jeopardy.

Zinke told “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE” on Tuesday that China has been allowed to buy up lots of agricultural property around the U.S. and only they, he said, know what their intentions are. “Food security is national security.”

He said that President Donald Trump and his administration are working on the issue. But in the meantime, we need to consider China as part of our food and nutrition supply chain. “Thank God we have a president now who’s paying attention, along with [Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth, with [Agriculture Secretary] Brooke Rollins, a great Cabinet, because we’re vulnerable to have China a part of our supply chain.”

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