During an interview aired on Friday's edition of "The Issue Is," Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) stated that during the recent trip by several members of Congress, including House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), to Taiwan that he was a part of, the Chinese were "messing with us." And "doing things to interfere with our getting there." Takano didn't explicitly confirm or deny that China interfered with the plane, saying that he couldn't get into too much detail, but did preface his allegations the Chinese were "messing with" them and trying to "interfere" by praising the ability of the plane's pilot and stated that "we were very much aware that the Chinese did not want to see us go. And we asserted that we were doing very much" what previous delegations have done.