The United States needs to “prepare for the worst” with China if it decides to invade Taiwan, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., told Newsmax on Monday.

Joining “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” Johnson emphasized it was important to take a recent memo from U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael Minihan seriously,, which warns of a conflict with China by 2025.

“I think we all need to be concerned, and we need to be prepared,” Johnson, member of the House Armed Services Committee, told host Greta Van Susteren. “Of course, it’s not an unusual or surprising thing that our generals would speak in such terms. We rely upon them to be prepared for the worst-case scenario.”

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