Washington DC –
President United States of America (AS) Joe Biden criticized by politicians Republican Party regarding the decision to shoot down Chinese spy balloon last weekend. Biden was judged slow for waiting several days before shooting down a supposedly owned spy balloon China That.
As reported AFPMonday (6/2/2023), one of the criticisms came from Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who is also deputy chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee.
Rubio, a senior Republican, criticized Biden for waiting so long to warn the public when the spy balloon made an “unprecedented” flight over US airspace. Rubio even called it a “dereliction of duty” by Biden.
Rubio described the spy balloon as a brazen attempt by China to embarrass Biden before he delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday (7/2), and disrupt the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing, which has been cancelled.
Speak to CNNRubio said Beijing’s message was: “We have the ability to do this, and America can do nothing about it.”
Another criticism came from the US House of Representatives member Mike Turner from the Republican Party, who also serves as Chairman of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. Turner used a football game comparison to criticize Biden’s decision to wait several days before shooting down the spy balloon.
“Obviously the President’s decision to drop him over the Atlantic is … sort of keeping the quarterbacks out after the game. The satellites have accomplished their mission. It shouldn’t be allowed into United States territory,” he stressed.
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