Biden slammed by some Republicans after announcing $100 million in aid for Gaza and the West Bank



During his trip to Israel, President Joe Biden announced $100 million in aid for Gaza and the West Bank.

A post on the @POTUS X account claims that there will be "mechanisms in place so this aid reaches those in need — not Hamas or terrorist groups."

But multiple Republican politicians have suggested that the aid will end up in the hands of terrorists.

"Aid to the Gaza Strip is what Biden is prioritizing today? This aid will of course be commandeered by Hamas. No taxpayer dollars should be sent to Gaza. Stop funding jihad!" tweeted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is currently running in the GOP presidential primary.

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"Under present circumstances, 'humanitarian assistance' = resupply for Hamas terrorists. President Biden continues to embolden Iran and its terror proxies," GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas asserted.

"Not a single dollar of U.S. aid should go to Hamas-controlled Gaza until all hostages, including AMERICANS, are safely released," Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fl.) said in a tweet.

"Biden announced $100 million in humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. He might as well have announced $100 million in aid to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad," Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee declared in a post on X.

Some Democrats have expressed support for the president's move to supply the aid.

"I applaud and support President Biden’s decision to provide significant humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank. Any legitimate response to the Hamas violence must strive to avoid civilian harm and civilian targets," Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois declared in a tweet.

Earlier this month, Hamas invaded Israel and perpetrated shocking atrocities, including the murder of children and the taking of hostages. Militants in Gaza have been firing rockets toward cities across the Jewish state, according to the Associated Press, and Israel has been carrying out airstrikes against the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country "will obliterate Hamas"

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Republicans vow to block Schumer's attempt to 'temporarily' replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee



Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday he hopes to act this week to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Senate's Judiciary Committee, a move Republicans vowed to block.

"I spoke to Sen. Feinstein just a few days ago. She believes she will return soon. She’s very hopeful of that and so am I," Sen. Schumer said at a press conference Monday.

Sen. Feinstein was diagnosed with shingles during the Senate's February recess. She was released from the hospital March 7 and has since been recovering at home.

"We think the Republicans should allow a temporary replacement [on the Judiciary Committee] until she returns," Sen. Schumer continued.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), however, quickly vowed to do no such thing, calling the move a means for President Biden to secure a "rubber stamp" for "unqualified and controversial judges to radically transform America."

"I will not go along with Chuck Schumer’s plan to replace Senator Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee and pack the court with activist judges," Sen. Blackburn tweeted Monday, adding an admonition to fellow Republicans to "stand up and protect the Senate's constitutional role to provide advice and consent on judicial nominees."

\u201cI will not go along with Chuck Schumer\u2019s plan to replace Senator Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee and pack the court with activist judges. Joe Biden wants the Senate to rubber stamp his unqualified and controversial judges to radically transform America.\u201d
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@Sen. Marsha Blackburn) 1681740104

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who also serves on the Judiciary Committee, echoed Blackburn's sentiments: "Democrats serve as a rubber stamp for Joe Biden's radical judicial nominees — no matter how unqualified."

Saturday, fellow Judiciary Committee member Sen. Tom Cotton retweeted an op-ed published in the Federalist. The piece encouraged the GOP to refuse to cooperate with Feinstein's staff's request to temporarily replace the 89-year-old, ailing senator whose cognitive decline "has been known on Capitol Hill for years."

\u201cRepublicans should not assist Democrats in confirming Joe Biden\u2019s most radical nominees to the courts. https://t.co/Dq7DFfojVi\u201d
— Tom Cotton (@Tom Cotton) 1681566623

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has joined his colleagues on the Judiciary Committee in saying he will not support any move to temporarily replace Sen. Feinstein, CNN's chief congressional correspondent, Manu Raju, reported Monday afternoon. Sen. Cornyn also reportedly said the GOP "shouldn't help confirm Biden judicial nominees."

This "signifies that a Dem effort to replace [Sen. Feinstein] [is] likely to fail in a floor vote," according to Raju.

\u201cNew \u2014 Sen. John Cornyn, a member of Senate GOP leadership, tells us he does NOT support temporarily replacing Dianne Feinstein on Senate Judiciary. Says GOP shouldn\u2019t help confirm Biden judicial nominees. A sign that Dem effort to replace her likely to fail in floor vote\u201d
— Manu Raju (@Manu Raju) 1681762026

Democrats would need 60 votes on the floor to fill Feinstein's seat on the committee since multiple Judiciary Committee members have already said they would block any request for unanimous consent to seat another Democrat, as explained in The Hill.

Watch Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) field reporters' questions about his proposal to replace Sen. Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the U.S. Senate's Committee on the Judiciary below.

\u201c.@SenSchumer (D-NY) on @SenFeinstein (D-CA): "She's hopeful on returning soon. We think the Republicans should allow a temporary [Judiciary Committee] replacement until she returns."\nhttps://t.co/TiYcNeSrNi\u201d
— CSPAN (@CSPAN) 1681753812

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Gun control activist David Hogg calls Sen. Marsha Blackburn a piece of 's***' who has 'enabled the slaughter of our children'



Gun control activist David Hogg has referred to Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee as a piece of "s***" and claimed that she has "enabled the slaughter of our children."

"Our nation needs to stand up to Communist China now more than ever," Blackburn tweeted on Monday.

"Our nation needs to stand up to pieces of s*** like you who have gotten far more kids killed in America than China ever has. There is blood on your hands," Hogg replied. "Whatever poor intern wrote this needs to understand you are complicit too in the slaughter of our children by working for Marsha. Quit," he added in another tweet.

\u201c@MarshaBlackburn Our nation needs to stand up to pieces of shit like you who have gotten far more kids killed in America than China ever has. There is blood on your hands.\u201d
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@Sen. Marsha Blackburn) 1681169998

Hogg also pounced on Tuesday after Blackburn issued an innocuous tweet that simply said, "God bless the USA."

"May God bless us by waking up the American people to nra puppets like you who have enabled the slaughter of our children," Hogg replied.

A shooter perpetrated an attack at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday, killing five and wounding others. When GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida noted that his friend was one of the people killed, Hogg claimed that the lawmaker was "complicit."

"My friend Tommy Elliott was killed today in Louisville. He was my banker for many years. This news is very shocking and sad for Ann and me. He did so much in the Louisville community, and we pray for his family during this awful time," Scott tweeted.

"Must be tough knowing you’re complicit," Hogg replied. In a tweet on Tuesday, he wrote, "Rick Scott as one of the most powerful people in the country has not passed a single thing in the senate to reduce gun violence. I'm sorry for your loss but is protecting easy access to weapons like the AR-15 really worth the cost?"

\u201c@SenRickScott Must be tough knowing you\u2019re complicit\u201d
— Rick Scott (@Rick Scott) 1681175059

In a tweet on Monday, Hogg called Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas "a jack a** and an idiot."

\u201cThis is his original tweet https://t.co/N5BSxCfnrA screenshot for when he deletes it\u201d
— David Hogg \ud83d\udfe7 (@David Hogg \ud83d\udfe7) 1681158845

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Blackburn Grills TikTok On CCP Ties, Invasion Of Privacy: ‘You’re Making Our Children The Product’

Blackburn Grills TikTok On CCP Ties, Invasion Of Privacy: ‘You’re Making Our Children The Product’

Sen. Blackburn tore into a TikTok executive on Tuesday, grilling him on the social media giant's data collection and ties to the Chinese government.