{"id":115358,"date":"2021-02-01T21:31:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T02:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=115358"},"modified":"2021-02-01T22:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T03:12:08","slug":"republicans-introduce-measure-to-block-gitmo-detainees-from-being-vaccinated-before-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-introduce-measure-to-block-gitmo-detainees-from-being-vaccinated-before-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Introduce Measure To Block GITMO Detainees From Being Vaccinated Before Americans"},"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\">24<\/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%2Frepublicans-introduce-measure-to-block-gitmo-detainees-from-being-vaccinated-before-americans%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=115358&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--><p>Two Republican House members are introducing a measure that will block a plan from the Biden administration, which was put on pause over the weekend, that would vaccinate terrorist suspects being held at Guantanamo Bay before the majority of Americans have received vaccinations for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The measure from Reps. Ashley Hinson, (R-IA) and Elise Stefanik, (R-NY), opposes &#8220;any plans by the United States Department of Defense to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to prisoners held at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and detained during operations conducted during the Global War on Terrorism until all Americans have had the opportunity to be vaccinated,&#8221; according to the measure&#8217;s text, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-stefanik-hinson-resolution-gitmo-vaccinations\">Fox News<\/a>. It further states that &#8220;efforts by the United States Government to provide vaccinations for COVID-19 should prioritize United States citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is inexcusable and un-American that President Biden is prioritizing vaccines for Gitmo\u00a0terrorist detainees over American citizens, including veterans, first responders, 9\/11 first responders, and seniors,&#8221;\u00a0Stefanik said in a statement.\u00a0&#8220;Every American should have access to vaccines before these heinous terrorists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Americans need to get the vaccine before terrorists, and it&#8217;s upsetting to me that that even was a question, and I think we need to make sure the administration is held accountable for this and thats what I think this resolution does,&#8221; Hinson said in a statement. &#8220;It puts a spotlight on the thinking and the planning that was going on behind this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration announced on Saturday that it was pausing giving coronavirus vaccines to &#8220;the 40 wartime prisoners at Guant\u00e1namo Bay after an outcry over whether the Defense Department was putting terrorism suspects before the American people,&#8221; The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/30\/us\/politics\/coronavirus-vaccine-guantanamo.html\">reported<\/a>. &#8220;The 40 prisoners include Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, as well as six men who have been cleared for release by an interagency government panel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Defense Department Press Secretary John Kirby tweeted: &#8220;No Guantanamo detainees have been vaccinated. We\u2019re pausing the plan to move forward, as we review force protection protocols. We remain committed to our obligations to keep our troops safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No Guantanamo detainees have been vaccinated.  We\u2019re pausing the plan to move forward, as we review force protection protocols.  We remain committed to our obligations to keep our troops safe.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PentagonPresSec\/status\/1355600353086025731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/01\/29\/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-in-guantanamo\/\">reported<\/a> that the original order to vaccinate the detainees &#8220;was signed on Jan. 27 by Terry Adirim, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs who was sworn in as a Biden appointee on Inauguration Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Retired FDNY Lt. Michael O\u2019Connell, who was one of the first responders on 9\/11, developed an auto immune disorder from breathing in the toxins that were in the air at the World Trade Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a real kick in the balls. It\u2019s very upsetting. It\u2019s absolutely disgusting,\u201d he said about the Biden administration&#8217;s plan. \u201cThese terrorists committed harm but the patriots are the one who have to wait to get vaccinated. We responded within 10 seconds of when the first plane crashed into the building. Here we are a year later [since the COVID-19 outbreak] and the politicians\u00a0can\u2019t get it right on the coronavirus vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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