Transcript: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on "Face the Nation," Feb. 19, 2023

The following is a transcript of an interview with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that's scheduled to air Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, on "Face the Nation."

MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Germany attending the Munich Security Conference. Mr. Secretary, I know you just met with your Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, who has publicly said the U.S. response to the spy balloon was 'absurd,' 'hysterical,' and an 'effort to divert attention away from domestic problems.' Was he that dismissive to you in private?