{"id":1835296,"date":"2023-02-04T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T02:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835296"},"modified":"2023-02-04T21:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T02:05:24","slug":"democrats-mock-those-concerned-about-china-spying-on-u-s-accuse-bidens-critics-of-helping-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-mock-those-concerned-about-china-spying-on-u-s-accuse-bidens-critics-of-helping-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Mock Those Concerned About China Spying On U.S., Accuse Biden\u2019s Critics Of Helping China"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdemocrats-mock-those-concerned-about-china-spying-on-u-s-accuse-bidens-critics-of-helping-china%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=1835296&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-->\n<p>Top Democrat lawmakers ridiculed people who were concerned about their safety <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/communist-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese<\/a> This spy balloon was trying to track the U.S. through this week&#8217;s downplaying of the threat.<\/p>\n<p>The spy balloon was destroyed by an F-22 Raptor equipped with one A9X sidewinder missile. It was launched at approximately 58,000 feet. After President Joe Biden allowed the balloon&#8217;s flight over the continental United States for several days, it was decided to shoot down the spy ballon.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat legislators were quick to mock and attack those who were worried about Communist China spying on the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope everyone understands the performative unseriousness of Shoot the Balloon Down twitter,\u201d Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted. \u201cIt\u2019s not real. It\u2019s all theater.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murphy was added a few hours later after the balloon had been taken down. \u201cSee. All better, bed wetters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Don Byers (D.VA) fired a staffer last year after being accused of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/world\/democrat-don-beyers-staffer-fired-after-being-caught-spying-for-the-chinese-529411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spies caught<\/a> Communist China also dismissed the seriousness that China might spy on American strategic sites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat news for my Republican colleagues, they can stop panicking about a balloon now,\u201d Byer tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Chris Van Hollen (D, MD) attacked Biden&#8217;s critics for not firing down the balloon sooner and claimed that they were actually helping China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo foreign power can violate our sovereignty,\u201d He wrote it in a now-deleted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1621995286028759040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet<\/a>. \u201cI applaud @POTUS for his order to shoot down China\u2019s spy balloon in a smart and safe way. Fine to ask tough questions, but those already playing politics with this only serve the interests of our adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden attempted to win a victory lap after the spy balloon was shot. He claimed that he \u201cordered the Pentagon to shoot it down on Wednesday as soon as possible,\u201d However, it was decided not to shoot it over land as debris could cause injury if it landed on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-admin-tried-to-conceal-chinese-spy-balloon-to-not-disrupt-blinken-trip-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0\u201cwell aware\u201d that the balloon had crossed into American airspace on January 28 and that it was over Idaho on Tuesday, but decided not to inform the public to not upend Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u2019s diplomatic trip to China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-tries-to-take-victory-lap-for-shooting-down-chinese-spy-balloon-gets-slammed-by-top-officials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden Strives to Get Victory Lap After Shooting Down Chinese Spy Boon, but is slammed by top officials<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Democrat lawmakers mocked people who were concerned about the Chinese spy balloon that was attempting to surveil the U.S. this week by downplaying the seriousness of the threat. An F-22 Raptor took out the spy balloon with one air-to-air A9X sidewinder missile that was fired at an altitude of approximately 58,000 feet. 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