{"id":2117164,"date":"2023-12-06T08:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-goes-nuts-during-classified-briefing-on-ukraine-after-his-gop-colleagues-bring-up-border-security-report\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T08:33:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:33:38","slug":"schumer-goes-nuts-during-classified-briefing-on-ukraine-after-his-gop-colleagues-bring-up-border-security-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-goes-nuts-during-classified-briefing-on-ukraine-after-his-gop-colleagues-bring-up-border-security-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer gets upset during Ukraine briefing when GOP mentions border security: Report"},"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%2Fschumer-goes-nuts-during-classified-briefing-on-ukraine-after-his-gop-colleagues-bring-up-border-security-report%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=2117164&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--><h2>Senate Majority Leader Chuck\u200c Schumer \u200b(D-NY) Furious During Classified Briefing on Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During \u2062a classified Senate intelligence briefing\u200c on Ukraine, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was reportedly incensed by the focus on security at the\u2064 U.S. \u2062southern border. \u2062The briefing, which included top Biden administration \u2063and \u200bmilitary officials, saw Republican senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Tom\u200d Cotton (R-AR) grill \u2064the senior officials about \u2064the importance of securing the\u200b southern border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Cramer, he asked General Brown for his \u2062military advice on supporting Ukraine and \u2062Israel, and whether Democrats would consider supporting \u200csome \u200dsouthern border security. Schumer&#8217;s reaction to\u200b the question was described as going &#8220;nuts.&#8221; He later accused the Republican senators\u200c of disrespecting the military\u2064 officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schumer \u200dalso \u2062criticized \u200bSenate Minority \u2064Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), accusing him of attempting to &#8220;hijack&#8221; the briefing \u200dto address \u200cRepublican concerns \u2063about the border crisis. He claimed that \u200bMcConnell called on Senator Lankford to discuss negotiations on the border,\u2063 which was not \u200cthe purpose of the meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, Senator Angus King\u200b (I-ME), who caucuses with the Democrats, agreed that the ongoing border crisis should be addressed during the meeting and defended Republicans seeking answers on\u200d the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET \u2063THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republicans \u200don Capitol Hill are pushing the Biden administration \u2064to address the border crisis while the president\u2062 urges Congress to approve more funding for Ukraine. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)\u200d criticized the Biden administration for failing \u2064to address Republican concerns about Ukraine while ignoring the\u2063 situation \u200dat the border. Johnson emphasized that any national security supplemental\u2063 package should prioritize border issues and called for reasonable negotiations \u2062between Senate Democrats and the \u200bWhite House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064How can the administration justify prioritizing border security over the ongoing\u200d crisis in Ukraine, which directly impacts national security?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Cotton (R-AR) questioning the\u200c administration&#8217;s priorities regarding \u200bnational security.\u200b Schumer&#8217;s angered \u2064reaction\u2064 highlights \u200dthe ongoing political tensions surrounding U.S. foreign policy and immigration\u200d issues.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources familiar\u2063 with \u2064the\u200c briefing, Schumer vocalized his frustration that \u200bthe focus of the discussion had shifted towards border \u2062security rather than addressing the ongoing\u200d crisis in Ukraine. Schumer argued \u2063that the Biden administration should \u200dprioritize\u2064 matters directly related to\u200d national \u2064security, such as the Russian aggression \u2062against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&#8217;s frustration may stem from the broader political climate surrounding immigration policy in the United \u2064States. With the Biden administration already facing significant criticism from Republicans \u200bregarding border\u2064 security and immigration policies, any diversion of\u2063 attention to these issues \u2064during\u200c a briefing on Ukraine could\u200c be seen\u2064 as a deliberate attempt to deflect from more pressing matters.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing conflict\u200d between Ukraine and\u2064 Russia \u2064remains a critical issue for U.S. foreign policy. Russia&#8217;s continued \u2062aggression towards Ukraine has\u200d led to\u200b tensions between the two nations and has\u2063 resulted in numerous casualties and humanitarian crises. In light of \u200bthese developments, it is\u2064 understandable that Schumer and other lawmakers \u200dwould expect a briefing on Ukraine to focus primarily on strategies to support Ukraine and deter\u2064 further Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p>However, Republican senators Cramer and Cotton raised concerns about the southern\u200c border during the \u200cbriefing, leading\u200b to Schumer&#8217;s reported fury. The southern border has been a contentious issue in U.S. politics\u200d for years, \u2064and it continues \u2063to be a divisive topic. Democrats and Republicans hold \u200bdiffering \u200bviews on immigration policies, with Democrats\u2064 often advocating \u2064for more inclusive and compassionate\u2064 approaches,\u200d while Republicans often prioritize border enforcement and national security.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&#8217;s reaction during \u2063the classified briefing underscores the deep \u2062ideological divisions that exist\u2063 between the two \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-veto-threat-against-dhs-funding-bill\/\" title=\"Biden threatens veto on DHS funding bill.\">major \u2062political parties<\/a> \u200din \u2063the United States. \u200cIt also highlights the challenge \u200cof\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-abandons-bipartisan-continuing-resolution-as-house-passes-clean-stopgap\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans have dropped bipartisan continuing resolution as House approves clean stopgap.\">finding bipartisan consensus<\/a> on\u2064 crucial \u2062matters such as national security and immigration. With both \u2062parties\u2064 vying for \u200bpolitical leverage, it\u2062 is difficult to address complex issues in a constructive and collaborative manner.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 incident \u200dduring the\u200d classified briefing serves as a reminder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-proposes-11-candidates-who-could-replace-joe-biden-amid-concerns-about-age-lack-of-popularity\/\" title=\"CNN Proposes 11 Candidates Who Could Replace Joe Biden amid Concerns About Age, Lack of Popularity\">ongoing political struggle<\/a> in Washington, where party \u2063divisions often hinder progress on critical policy matters. As \u200dSenate Majority Leader, Schumer plays\u2062 a\u2062 pivotal role in shaping the legislative agenda and influencing the \u2064party&#8217;s priorities. His frustration\u200c during \u200cthe briefing suggests that tensions between\u200d Democrats and Republicans \u2062will\u200d continue to pose challenges for \u200bfinding common ground on important issues like\u200b national security and immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, it is crucial for lawmakers to recognize the urgency of addressing pressing \u2062national security concerns, such as\u200d the Ukrainian crisis, while also engaging \u2064in productive discussions on immigration policy.\u2064 Constructive dialogue, without partisan distractions, is necessary to effectively address \u200cthe multitude of challenges facing the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b conclusion, Senate \u2063Majority Leader Chuck Schumer&#8217;s reported anger \u200dduring a classified briefing\u2063 on Ukraine reflects the\u200d ongoing political \u200ctensions \u200dsurrounding the U.S. foreign\u200b policy\u2062 and immigration issues.\u200d The focus on border\u200c security during the briefing, instead of addressing the Russian aggression towards Ukraine, highlights the divisive nature of immigration policy in the \u2063United States. This incident serves as\u200b a reminder of the challenges faced in finding bipartisan consensus on critical matters, and the need for constructive dialogue\u2063 to effectively \u2062address national security concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Chairman General Mark Milley. Despite the focus on Ukraine, Schumer&#8217;s frustration arose when Republicans diverted the discussion to border security. This incident highlights the ongoing partisan divide and differing priorities within the Senate, hindering productive discussions on critical national security matters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2117165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2117164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2117164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2117164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2117164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2117165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2117164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2117164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2117164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}