While the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump rocked the country internally, foreign policy issues abroad continue to mount. Recently, 24 Chinese aircraft flew dangerously close to Taiwan, with ten crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait. China has acted with increased aggression over the past several years, including talks with Cuba to build a spy base, and Florida Republicans blame the Biden Administration.
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) recently made a scathing remark about President Biden's foreign policy after news of China's potential spy base deal with Cuba broke. Sen. Scott said this demonstrated how "America’s enemies know Biden is too weak to stand up against them," and "The appeasement and weakness must end now."
Similarly, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) accused the Biden Administration of apathy toward China's plan to build the spy base saying, "The threat to America from #Cuba isn’t just real, it is far worse than this."
"The threat to America from #Cuba isn’t just real, it is far worse than this. But to date not only does the Biden WH not care, they have people who actually want to appease the regime," said Sen. Rubio in a recent tweet.
The threat to America from #Cuba isn’t just real,it is far worse than this
But to date not only does the Biden WH not care, they have people who actually want to appease the regime
https://t.co/ZJIUX23ygZ— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) June 8, 2023
Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) called Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to China a "reward" for other acts of aggression, including the May incident where a Chinese jet buzzed an American spy plane.
"China has buzzed our aircraft, harassed our ships, broken into bases in Alaska, and is potentially establishing a spy base in Cuba. Now China gets rewarded with a visit from America’s Secretary of State?" Rep. Waltz asked on Twitter.
China has buzzed our aircraft, harassed our ships, broken into bases in Alaska, and is potentially establishing a spy base in Cuba.
Now China gets rewarded with a visit from America’s Secretary of State?
— Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) June 9, 2023
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) ominously stated, "Chinese aggression is no longer just on the other side of the Pacific. It’s 90 miles off of Florida’s coast."
"Chinese aggression is no longer just on the other side of the Pacific. It’s 90 miles off of Florida’s coast. While Biden continues to do nothing and undermine American leadership on the world stage, China flexes its muscles and continues to provoke us," tweeted Rep. Buchanan.
Chinese aggression is no longer just on the other side of the Pacific.
It’s 90 miles off of Florida’s coast.
While Biden continues to do nothing and undermine American leadership on the world stage, China flexes its muscles and continues to provoke us. https://t.co/b8dKAdhIe4
— Rep. Vern Buchanan (@VernBuchanan) June 8, 2023
