{"id":1835483,"date":"2023-02-05T07:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T12:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835483"},"modified":"2023-02-05T07:38:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T12:38:11","slug":"dems-openly-mock-those-concerned-about-chinas-spying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-openly-mock-those-concerned-about-chinas-spying\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Openly Mock Those Concerned About China&#8217;s Spying"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fdems-openly-mock-those-concerned-about-chinas-spying%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=1835483&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<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2020\/04\/Chris-Murphy.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\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 an A9X sidewinder missile. It was launched at approximately 58,000 feet. After President Joe Biden had allowed the balloon to fly thousands upon thousands of miles across the United States, the decision was made to shoot it down.<\/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 then added the following: \u201cSee. All better, bed wetters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Don Byers, a Democratic-Va., fired his staffer after he was 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\">Spy caught<\/a> Communist China also dismissed China&#8217;s spying on American sites strategic to the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat news for my Republican colleagues, they can stop panicking about a balloon now,\u201d Byer tweets<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-MD), attacked those criticizing Biden for failing to shoot down the balloon earlier and claimed they were 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 claimed that he had won a victory lap in the aftermath of the downing of the spy balloon. \u201cordered the Pentagon to shoot it down on Wednesday as soon as possible,\u201d But it was decided to not drop it on land, as the debris could cause serious damage if it fell to 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 Attempts to Take Victory Lap for Shooting Down Chinese Spy Balloon. Gets Slammed by Top Officials<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Democrat lawmakers ridiculed people who were concerned about their safety Chinese This spy balloon was trying to track the U.S. through this week&#8217;s downplaying of the threat. The spy balloon was destroyed by an F-22 Raptor equipped with an A9X sidewinder missile. It was launched at approximately 58,000 feet. 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