{"id":1238894,"date":"2022-01-25T12:52:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1238894"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:53:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:53:07","slug":"exclusive-rep-ted-budd-sounds-alarm-about-americans-stranded-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-ted-budd-sounds-alarm-about-americans-stranded-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Rep. Ted Budd Sounds Alarm About Americans Stranded in Ukraine"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fexclusive-rep-ted-budd-sounds-alarm-about-americans-stranded-in-ukraine%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=1238894&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rep-Ted-Budd-speaking-during-interview-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, expressing \u201cextreme concern\u201d over the Joe Biden administration\u2019s plan to rescue Americans stranded in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Budd wrote to Blinken as Russia amassed more than 100,000 troops on the Ukraine-Russia border and it remains possible there could be a conflict between the two countries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The North Carolina congressman noted the Biden administration has sent \u201cmixed signals\u201d about its plan to evacuate Americans.<br \/>Budd explained:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"page\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>On January 23, 2022, the State Department issued a \u201cdo not travel\u201d warning to Americans and urged those Americans in Ukraine to depart immediately. Also on January 23, the State Department ordered the U.S. Embassy staff to evacuate the country.<\/p>\n<p>That same day, however, the State Department reportedly told the press that, \u201cGiven that the President has said military action by Russia could come at any time. The U.S. government will not be in a position to evacuate U.S. citizens. So U.S. citizens, currently present in Ukraine should plan accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said it is also \u201ctroubling\u201d that the State Department and the White House do not have a \u201csolid number\u201d on the number of Americans in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>\u201cWhen President Biden\u2019s remarks about accepting a \u201cminor incursion\u201d from Russia are taken into account, the American people are rightly concerned about the fate of citizens caught in the middle of this volatile situation,\u201d Budd wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ukraine on Monday dismissed the Biden State Department&#8217;s withdrawal of the families of U.S. embassy staff in Kyiv as &#8220;premature.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nyqLuyAi7\">https:\/\/t.co\/6nyqLuyAi7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1485765049293680641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Budd noted the Biden administration stranded an unknown number of Americans during its botched Afghanistan withdrawal last year and said he has \u201cextreme concern\u201d for the Americans that remain in harm\u2019s way in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He asked Blinken to respond to these questions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ol>\n<li>Given Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland\u2019s broad estimate that \u201ca range of 10 to 15,000\u201d 6 Americans are in Ukraine right now, does the Biden administration know the exact number of Americans who may be in need of evacuation from Ukraine?<\/li>\n<li>If Russia invades Ukraine, does the Biden administration have a plan to evacuate every American in Ukraine who wants to leave?<\/li>\n<li>What steps is the Biden administration willing to take to keep U.S. citizens in Ukraine safe if Russia does invade?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>\u201cWhen American citizens are abroad, they deserve the full protection of the United States government. Yet, the Biden administration\u2019s handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, leaving Americans behind, was nothing short of disgraceful,\u201d Budd continued. \u201cI am concerned a similar situation could repeat itself in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Budd concluded, \u201cA policy of \u201cyou\u2019re on your own\u201d is not an acceptable policy for the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><i>Sean Moran is a congressional reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanMoran3\"><span><i>@SeanMoran3<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, expressing \u201cextreme concern\u201d over the Joe Biden administration\u2019s plan to rescue Americans stranded in Ukraine. 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