Key takeaways:
- Sen. Ted Cruz commended President Biden for ordering the destruction of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, but criticized him for waiting several days to take action.
- The balloon was shot out of the sky off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday on the president’s orders.
- The incident has raised questions about the Biden administration’s handling of foreign threats, and the president’s decision to wait several days to take action has been met with criticism from both sides of the aisle.
On Sunday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas commended President Biden for ordering the destruction of a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean, but criticized him for waiting several days to take action. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, echoed Cruz’s sentiment, saying the president’s handling of the incident “projected weakness” to Beijing.
The balloon was first detected over Alaska one week ago, and fighter jets shot it out of the sky off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday on the president’s orders. President Biden said the Pentagon decided to take down the balloon “when it got over water” in order to avoid “doing damage to anyone on the ground.”
In an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Cruz said the president’s decision to take down the balloon “over the Atlantic is sort of like tackling the quarterback after the game is over.” He then commended Biden for taking action, saying, “I want to start by doing something that I don’t do very often, which is commending Joe Biden for taking it down.”
The incident has raised questions about the Biden administration’s handling of foreign threats, and the president’s decision to wait several days to take action has been met with criticism from both sides of the aisle. It remains to be seen how the Biden administration will respond to future foreign threats, and how it will ensure the safety of the American people.
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