House GOP Clamors For Investigations Over Chinese Balloon
Just ahead of Joe Biden's State of the Union address, a jaw-dropping jobs report came out, and it's a boost for the President. 517,000 new jobs were created, and the unemployment dropped to 3.4%. So, Republicans have to find a gotcha' for the President. Then, an alleged Chinese spy balloon ventured into our airspace.
You can see conservatives react on Sunday to Balloongate in the video above. And news broke that there were three instances of Chinese balloons intruding on our airspace when Trump was in office. Still, Judicial Watch's Tom Fitton called it a "Chinese balloon attack." An attack!
And now, there will be an investigation into the balloon.
Via Axios:
House Republicans are indicating plans to investigate the Biden administration's response to a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.
Why it matters: It fits into a broader array of planned probes by the new GOP House majority into the Biden administration's military and foreign policy, including the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021.
Driving the news: "I will be demanding answers and will hold the admin accountable for this embarrassing display of weakness," Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Saturday.