{"id":630393,"date":"2021-08-10T16:21:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=630393"},"modified":"2021-08-10T16:21:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:21:34","slug":"bidens-atf-nominee-failed-to-disclose-china-backed-propaganda-network-interview-may-have-been-used-to-cover-up-a-mass-stabbing-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-atf-nominee-failed-to-disclose-china-backed-propaganda-network-interview-may-have-been-used-to-cover-up-a-mass-stabbing-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s ATF Nominee Failed To Disclose China-Backed Propaganda Network Interview, May Have Been Used \u2018To Cover Up A Mass Stabbing Of Children\u2019"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fbidens-atf-nominee-failed-to-disclose-china-backed-propaganda-network-interview-may-have-been-used-to-cover-up-a-mass-stabbing-of-children%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=630393&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1110.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>According to reports, President Biden\u2019s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) failed to disclose a media appearance on Chinese state media to the U.S. Senate, which \u201cmay have been used as propaganda by the communist state to cover up a mass stabbing of children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBiden\u2019s ATF nominee David Chipman appeared on a Chinese state-run media network, China Global Television Network (CGTN), previously known as CCTN, in December 2012 to discuss the government\u2019s response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history that killed 28 people and injured two,\u201d reported <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-atf-chipman-senate-china-propaganda\"><span>Fox News<\/span><\/a><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fox News added that CGTN reaches 30 million households in the U.S. alone, and \u201cis an arm of China\u2019s propaganda machine,\u201d according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/28\/business\/cctv-china-usa-propaganda.html\"><span>New York Times<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is controlled by the Communist Party and serves as part of what Mr. Xi has called Beijing\u2019s \u2018publicity front,\u2019\u201d the New York Times added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chipman appeared on the network in 2012, and did not disclose this appearance \u201cin written responses to the Senate\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Chipman%20-%20SJC%20Questionnaire.pdf\"><span>questions for the record<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d The interview discussed the Newtown Massacre, with Chinese media covering the shooting and widely ignoring the Henan school attack which occurred on the same day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Chipman on Connecticut school shooting: What can be done next?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8FEv4t7Eh1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-china-attack-media\/chinas-own-primary-school-attack-prompts-soul-searching-idUSBRE8BI0E920121219\"><span>Reuters reported<\/span><\/a><span> in 2012, \u201cOn the same day as the Newtown shooting, a crazed man broke into a school building in central China, stabbing and slashing 23 pupils in an attack that, although not fatal, lit up the Internet \u2014 but barely registered with official state media.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fox News added that \u201cChipman included a Disclaimer before listing his media appearances, writing, \u2018I have done my best to identify all interviews given, including through a review of my personal files, and searches of publicly available electronic databases. Despite my searches, there may be other materials that I have been unable to identify, find, or remember.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEarlier this week, news reports indicated that Mr. Chairman had failed to disclosure to our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee a TV appearance he made several years ago,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mcconnell-slams-atf-nom-chipman-over-chinese-propaganda-hit-racist-remarks-profoundly-misguided-nomination\"><span>stated<\/span><\/a><span> Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell. \u201cAnd this wasn\u2019t just any TV appearance. Mr. Chipman had granted the interview to a propaganda network overseen by the Chinese government.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Senate has spent quite enough time flirting with this profoundly misguided nomination. The American people deserve a trustworthy steward leading the ATF, with a record of respecting their rights and respecting his or her colleagues,\u201d McConnell concluded. \u201cIt is long past time the Biden administration revisit this decision and send us somebody who fits that description.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chipman raised eyebrows in late May when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-bidens-nominee-to-lead-atf-admits-to-ted-cruz-that-he-supports-a-ban-on-ar-15s\">admitted<\/a> to Senator Ted Cruz that he supported a ban on AR-15s, the most popular rifle in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMr. Chipman, a minute ago Senator Whitehouse asked you if any of your views on guns are out of step with the majority of the American people,\u201d Sen. Ted Cruz said. \u201cThe AR-15 is one of, if not the most popular rifle in America.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s not a machine gun, it\u2019s a rifle,\u201d Cruz continued. \u201cYour public position is that you want to ban AR-15s, is that correct?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSenator, thank you for the question, and thank you for our visit yesterday, and offering me a Dr. Pepper, it made me reminisce about my time in central Texas,\u201d Chipman responded. \u201cBut now to your question, with respect to the AR-15, I support a ban as has been presented in a Senate bill, and supported by the president.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe AR-15 is a gun I was issued on ATF\u2019s SWAT team,\u201d Chipman added. \u201cAnd it\u2019s a particularly lethal weapon, and regulating it as other particularly lethal weapons, I have advocated for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs ATF director, if I\u2019m confirmed, I would simply enforce the laws on the books, and right now there is no such ban on those guns.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSo, you want to ban the most popular rifle in America,\u201d Cruz fired back.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.163568773234\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Sen. Ted Cruz gets Joe Biden\u2019s ATF Director nominee David Chipman to admit that he wants to BAN the AR-15, the most popular rifle in America. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith respect to the AR-15, I support a ban.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nDgalAkRj\">pic.twitter.com\/6nDgalAkRj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1397585833138528262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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