InfluenceWatch Podcast #309: Using Federalism to Protect National Security (w/State Armor)

Congressional debate over the social media app TikTok has brought the subject of China’s influence operations into sharp focus for many Americans who might have known China was a geopolitical adversary but may not have known just how close they are to home, that they may have been quite literally in their child’s pocket as they sent them out the door.

But TikTok is really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what China has been up to stateside, much of it in conjunction with lobbying and currying influence with American legislators, many of them at the state and local level. Fortunately, a new organization called State Armor was formed in January to counter these influence operations and give states quote “the tools they need to thwart Chinese Communist Party influence operations and comprehensively protect residents and state assets.” State Armor founder Michael Lucci joins us today to discuss his organization and their goal of using federalism to protect national security.

Listen to “Episode 309: State Armor: Using Federalism to Protect National Security” on Spreaker.

• State Armor
• InfluenceWatch: State Armor
• State Armor Action: TikTokIstheCCP.com
• RealClearDefense: To Combat China’s Infiltration of the U.S., We Must Begin With the States