{"id":1835945,"date":"2023-02-05T10:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835945"},"modified":"2023-02-05T10:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:25:28","slug":"biden-attempts-to-take-victory-lap-for-shooting-down-chinse-spy-balloon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-attempts-to-take-victory-lap-for-shooting-down-chinse-spy-balloon\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Attempts to Take Victory Lap for Shooting Down Chinse Spy Balloon"},"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\">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%2Fbiden-attempts-to-take-victory-lap-for-shooting-down-chinse-spy-balloon%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=1835945&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\/2023\/02\/Biden-scaled.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>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> Saturday&#8217;s victory lap was made after the U.S. military downed a Chinese spy satellite that Biden allowed the balloon to travel across the entire nation before being destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Biden stated to reporters in remarks that he \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 <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> \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>Lloyd Austin, Secretary for Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3288535\/statement-from-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> The spy ballon was sent to America. \u201cin an attempt to surveil strategic sites in the continental United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator Susan Collins (R. ME), Vice Chairman of The Appropriations Committee and member of the Intelligence Committee. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collins.senate.gov\/newsroom\/senator-collins-statement-on-downing-of-chinese-spy-balloon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> Biden should have removed the balloon earlier, he said. \u201cover remote areas of Alaska or Montana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark Greene, Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee (R-NC), stated that it was \u201cindefensible that this threat was eliminated only after great public outcry and the damage to U.S. national security and American sovereignty was already done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact remains that President Biden, when faced with the opportunity to protect the homeland from our adversaries, chose yet again to demonstrate weakness on the global stage,\u201d Greene was added. \u201cFrom the Southern border to Afghanistan and, now, Chinese surveillance directly above our homes and sensitive military installations, this President shows he is not interested in protecting American interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udce2NEW: The Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMarkGreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMarkGreen<\/a> comments on the Chinese spy balloon being removed from U.S. airspace \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C1GjEiM35f\">pic.twitter.com\/C1GjEiM35f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Homeland GOP (@HomelandGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomelandGOP\/status\/1621974051748028420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said that Biden should have \u201ctaken care of this before it became a national security threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope we will be able to recover the wreckage to help determine what intelligence the CCP collected while its spy balloon was over our country for days,\u201d McCaul said. \u201cI will be demanding answers and will hold the admin accountable for this embarrassing display of weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) said that while he was glad the U.S. military shot down the spy balloon, \u201cthe damage has already been done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need answers from the Biden Administration on why it took this long to bring the Chinese spy balloon down and we need [to] ensure that this never happens again,\u201d Schmitt continued.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) slammed the entire episode as \u201ca tremendous embarrassment for the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) called the ordeal \u201can abysmal security failure by Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats, including Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), were not happy about the incident, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSlotkin\/status\/1621959539884019712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> that \u201cthe Chinese government\u2019s incursion into our airspace is unacceptable &#038; we need to treat it as such.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere need to be consequences for the CCP beyond the postponement of @SecBlinken\u2019s trip to Beijing,\u201d she said. \u201cAll members of Congress need to be briefed on the situation this week and in the future as we learn more from studying the remains of the balloon\u2019s payload. We also need to take steps now to demonstrate to the Chinese government the seriousness of their actions. Whether through new sanctions or tighter restrictions on U.S. exports to China, the message needs to be loud and clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Other notable responses included:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Almost 48 hours after public discovery, the Chinese spying balloon has been shot down. <\/p>\n<p>It makes you wonder, would Biden\u2019s Department of Defense have shot it down if the American people hadn\u2019t found out?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1621973456580378624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Chinese spy balloon was shot down today off the coast of S.Carolina, but it SHOULD have been removed as soon a it crossed into U.S. territory days ago. <\/p>\n<p>This fiasco was as dangerous to our national security as it was unacceptable. The American people deserve answers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TcfNEadw4d\">pic.twitter.com\/TcfNEadw4d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mike Johnson (@RepMikeJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeJohnson\/status\/1621982487537672192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like everyone, I&#8217;m concerned about the Chinese surveillance balloon, but this is not a new thing. <\/p>\n<p>The CCP has been SPYING on the U.S. for years. It&#8217;s why I fought with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepStefanik<\/a> to pass the American Security Drones Act, which would ban any purchase of non-U.S. drones.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1621982084150562818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There needs to be a full, transparent accounting of what happened and why this spy balloon was allowed to violate U.S. territorial sovereignty for so long in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Deb Fischer (@SenatorFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorFischer\/status\/1621983093815926785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m glad to hear the spy balloon was shot down, but it should have been shot down long ago. President Biden should explain himself immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Michelle Steel (@RepSteel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSteel\/status\/1621982684619706369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now that this embarrassing episode is over, we need answers from the Biden Administration on the decision-making process. Communist China was allowed to violate American sovereignty unimpeded for days. We must be better prepared for future provocations and incursions by the CCP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ao8gy8LAp3\">https:\/\/t.co\/ao8gy8LAp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenThomTillis\/status\/1621965208926257153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally. However, this is something that should\u2019ve occurred day ago **before** it entered U.S. airspace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iv6sZi207D\">https:\/\/t.co\/iv6sZi207D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepKenBuck\/status\/1621963252195368960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was a test by the CCP &#038; Biden failed. The American people deserve answers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley Hinson (@RepAshleyHinson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAshleyHinson\/status\/1621958956707880960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Allowing China to fly its spy balloon from coast to coast was a test. Biden failed. With Biden as President, our enemies no longer fear us. China must be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman William Timmons (@RepTimmons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTimmons\/status\/1621951203176316931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden is busy campaigning while a Chinese spy aircraft is floating freely over US soil. Including flights over sensitive national security assets like Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Hudson Press (@RepRichHudson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRichHudson\/status\/1621950100762157056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden Saturday&#8217;s victory lap was made after the U.S. military downed a Chinese spy satellite that Biden allowed the balloon to travel across the entire nation before being destroyed. 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