Transcript: Rep. John Moolenaar on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 15, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John Moolenaar, Republican of Michigan, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 15, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We turn now to Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar. He is the chair of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and he joins us from Grand Rapids. Good morning to you, Congressman.CHAIR JOHN MOOLENAAR: Good morning, Margaret. Good to be with you this morning.MARGARET BRENNAN: So, President Trump will depart the U.S. later today for this trip through Asia. He's expected to have a trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping as well as Vladimir Putin on Thursday to discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons. To date, there hasn't been any kind of three-way nuclear agreement between our countries. Has the administration shared with your committee anything of what it has planned here?REP. MOOLENAAR: No, you know that's something where I think it's important that the president meet with these leaders. Obviously, it's in everyone's interest to decrease the risk involving nuclear weapons, and to have those conversations is important.