Republicans blasted Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday for downplaying the impact that the takedown of the Chinese spy balloon over U.S. airspace will have on diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In an interview with Politico, Ms. Harris said she didn’t think the episode would impact relations between Washington and Beijing, apparently overlooking the fact that Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a scheduled trip to China over the controversy.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is demanding the vice president be barred from leading the U.S. envoy to the Munich Security Conference this week after asserting Washington could maintain its foreign policy with Beijing following the episode.
Source: Washington Times