{"id":2272635,"date":"2024-06-20T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-accused-of-actively-endangering-our-national-security-with-new-missile-policy-that-prioritizes-ukraine-above-all-else\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:11:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:11:59","slug":"biden-admin-accused-of-actively-endangering-our-national-security-with-new-missile-policy-that-prioritizes-ukraine-above-all-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-accused-of-actively-endangering-our-national-security-with-new-missile-policy-that-prioritizes-ukraine-above-all-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Criticized for New Missile Policy That Allegedly Compromises National Security by Prioritizing 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\">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%2Fbiden-admin-accused-of-actively-endangering-our-national-security-with-new-missile-policy-that-prioritizes-ukraine-above-all-else%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=2272635&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--><p>Republican Senator J.D. Vance harshly criticized the Biden administration for its focus on Ukraine, \u200bparticularly concerning new Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine, which he sees as \u200ca major \u200dlapse \u200din U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms \"A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured\" in Germany\">national security<\/a>. This \u2064focus on Ukraine has come at the expense of other priorities, according to Vance. White House spokesman John Kirby \u200djustified the\u2063 decision, highlighting the support for Ukraine in the face of Russian\u200b aggression and reiterated that the policy would not affect Taiwan or Israel adversely. Meanwhile, President Biden emphasized that U.S. resources would prioritize Ukraine&#8217;s needs urgently. This situation sparked a poll questioning if the U.S. \u200bshould <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-no-new-deal-before-iran-ends-nuclear-buildup\/\" title=\"Blinken: No New Deal Before Iran Ends Nuclear Buildup\">scale back<\/a> its aid to \u200cUkraine.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio ripped into the Biden administration for tunnel vision in terms of national security.<\/p>\n<p>In a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance1\/status\/1803778635263811934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, Vance lashed out after learning the administration was putting Ukraine at the front of the line for all new Patriot missile deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point we are actively endangering our national security by focusing on Ukraine to the exclusion of other priorities. A slow running disaster from the Biden admin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC1-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC1\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement &#8211; story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC1\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC1' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC1 && FFADS.units.IC1.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC1.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC1' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC1.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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Vance (@JDVance1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance1\/status\/1803778635263811934?\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-trending\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<div class=\"in-article-more-label\">Trending:<\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-drops-hammer-kamala-harris-strikes-brutal-reminder-loathed\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-trending\">Watch: Trump Drops the Hammer on Kamala Harris, Strikes Her with Brutal Reminder of Why She&#8217;s Loathed<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>White House spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-biden-immigration-orders-seek-to-reverse-trumps-policies-streamline-naturalization-process\/\" title=\"New Biden Immigration Orders Seek To Reverse Trump\u2019s Policies, Streamline Naturalization Process\">administration made<\/a> a \u201cdifficult but necessary decision\u201d as Ukraine\u2019s infrastructure takes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-publicly-apologizes-zelenskyy-announces-225-million-additional-ukraine-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pounding<\/a> from Russia, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/20\/us\/politics\/patriot-missiles-ukraine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe broader message here to Russia is clear,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cIf you think you\u2019re going to be able to outlast Ukraine, and if you think you\u2019re going to be able to outlast those of us who are supporting Ukraine, you\u2019re just flat-out wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC2-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC2\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement &#8211; story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC2\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC2' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC2 && FFADS.units.IC2.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC2.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC2' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC2.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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Poland has said its Patriot batteries are already guarding Ukraine\u2019s supply lifeline.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC3-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC3\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement - story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC3\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC3' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC3 && FFADS.units.IC3.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC3.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC3' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC3.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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