{"id":1055477,"date":"2021-11-25T17:13:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T22:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1055477"},"modified":"2021-11-25T17:13:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T22:13:36","slug":"members-of-congress-spend-thanksgiving-serving-food-to-us-troops-in-south-korea-then-head-to-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/members-of-congress-spend-thanksgiving-serving-food-to-us-troops-in-south-korea-then-head-to-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Members Of Congress Spend Thanksgiving Serving Food To US Troops In South Korea, Then Head To Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmembers-of-congress-spend-thanksgiving-serving-food-to-us-troops-in-south-korea-then-head-to-taiwan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1055477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A bipartisan group of five members of Congress served food to U.S. troops stationed in South Korea on Thanksgiving and then headed to Taiwan, defying orders from China.<\/p>\n<p>Members on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/u-s-lawmakers-defy-china-meeting-officials-taiwan-n1284606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">including<\/a> Chairman and Democratic California Rep. Mark Takano, Democratic Texas Rep. Colin Allred, Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, Democratic California Rep. Sara Jacobs and Democratic Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, served lunch to troops stationed in South Korea and threw a football around with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy Thanksgiving from South Korea \u2013 Enjoyed serving our troops today!!\u201d Mace <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1463826701536743426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> Thursday. \u201cMany of our soldiers haven\u2019t been able to visit home or have their families visit them since the start of COVID. Incredibly important to give our men and women in uniform a heartfelt thanks.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/24\/nancy-pelosi-note-donors-democrats-preparing-victory-2022-house-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Strategically Poised To Hold The House\u2019 \u2014 Pelosi Sends Note To Dems Saying They Are \u2018Preparing For Victory One Year Out\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.6933701657459\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Thanksgiving from South Korea \u2013 Enjoyed serving our troops today!! Many of our soldiers haven\u2019t been able to visit home or have their families visit them since the start of COVID. Incredibly important to give our men and women in uniform a heartfelt thanks. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83e\udd83 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zuCqEjIQGb\">pic.twitter.com\/zuCqEjIQGb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1463826701536743426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHappy Thanksgiving! This year, Chairman (Mark Takano), (Rep. Colin Allred), (Rep. Nancy Mace), (Rep. Sara Jacobs), and (Rep. Elissa Slotkin) served Thanksgiving lunch \u2014 and threw the football around \u2014 to our servicemembers and their families stationed in South Korea,\u201d the House Veterans Affairs Committee Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VetAffairsDems\/status\/1463886608051040270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> Thursday on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.189504373178\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Thanksgiving! This year, Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMarkTakano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMarkTakano<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepColinAllred?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepColinAllred<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepNancyMace<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSaraJacobs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepSaraJacobs<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSlotkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepSlotkin<\/a> served Thanksgiving lunch \u2014 and threw the football around \u2014 to our servicemembers and their families stationed in South Korea. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Xzk5wjeMd\">pic.twitter.com\/4Xzk5wjeMd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Veterans\u2019 Affairs (@VetAffairsDems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VetAffairsDems\/status\/1463886608051040270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After, the lawmakers headed to Taiwan, despite warnings from China. Slotkin said her office \u201creceived a blunt message\u201d from the Chinese Embassy, telling her to call off the trip. Slotkin said the auto industry\u2019s largest supplier of microchips is in Taiwan and that they will be focusing on supply chain issues while there. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/25\/turkey-pardon-constitutional-president-joe-biden-peta-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Is The Presidential Turkey Pardon Constitutional? Legal Experts And PETA Weigh In)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.303754266212\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After celebrating Thanksgiving with U.S. troops in Korea, I just touched down in Taiwan. After stops in Japan and Korea, it\u2019ll be good to connect with leaders here to discuss a whole host of economic and national security issues. (1\/3)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSlotkin\/status\/1463878185314050051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.214285714286\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">But just as with other stops, we\u2019re here to learn about the region and reaffirm the U.S. commitment to our hosts, the Taiwanese. I\u2019m looking forward to an informative trip. (3\/3)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSlotkin\/status\/1463878187822338058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The U.S. does not officially recognize Taiwan and does not have an embassy there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan group of five members of Congress served food to U.S. troops stationed in South Korea on Thanksgiving and then headed to Taiwan, defying orders from China.Members on the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1055477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1055477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1055477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1055477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}