- Daines told DailyMail.com he has “major concerns” about Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today in San Francisco
- “This will be another moment when he will project weakness on the world stage,” he said
- READ MORE: Biden Opens $10 BILLION MORE in Frozen Funds for Iran
Top GOP Senator Steve Daines says President Biden should skip his meeting with China’s Xi Jinping and instead head down to witness the crisis at the southern border.
Daines, R-Mont., said he has “major concerns” about Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today in San Francisco because the president is “projecting weakness everywhere he goes.”
“This will be another moment where he will project weakness on the world stage,” Daines told DailyMail.com on Wednesday during an exclusive interview ahead of the much-anticipated meeting between Biden and Xi.
He called the “appeasement strategy” toward China enacted by Biden and Senate Democrats has resulted in a “failed Middle East and a dangerous world as Iran now continues to exert its influence and power on terror across the world.” world.’
“President Biden should skip the meeting with Xi, go to the southern border and see what happens there,” the senator who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) told DailyMail.com.
‘That is a major threat to national security. And it’s all because of Joe Biden’s policies.”
President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, in Woodside, California, USA, November 15
Daines, R-Mont., said he has ‘major concerns’ about Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today in San Francisco
“So why is he going to San Francisco to meet with Xi Jinping when he can go to the southern border and see firsthand what’s going on with now 8 million encounters since he came to power – of illegals enter our country.’
Before going to Congress, Daines worked in the private sector, spending thirteen years at Procter & Gamble. During that time, he lived in Hong Kong for six years and launched brands to compete with Chinese companies.
This week, Biden approved the release of another $10 billion in frozen payments to Iran as the administration continues to fund Hamas terrorists and other proxies attacking U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Daines called the Biden administration’s move “stunning,” especially as Iran supports Hamas terrorists who killed more than 1,400 people in a massacre in Israel last month.
“Iran respects one thing: maximum pressure and force,” the Montana senator said.
He explained that maximum pressure campaigns worked under former President Trump’s administration, but not anymore.
He warned that the Biden administration’s lifting of oil sanctions on Iran, the transfer of $6 billion to Iran in a recent hostage crisis, and efforts to extend the Iran nuclear deal are not a sign of strength for the ayatollah.
“This will be another moment where he will project weakness on the world stage,” Daines told DailyMail.com on Wednesday during an exclusive interview ahead of the much-anticipated meeting between Biden and Xi.
“Iran respects one thing: maximum pressure and force,” the Montana senator said
“I mean, really, can you look at a camera with a straight face and say the Iranians want nuclear power for power generation? Give me a break,” Daines said sarcastically.
He said Biden must decide to draw a hard line between the good guys and the bad guys, including by denouncing Iran as the main sponsor of terror.
“This is a very important moment,” he continued. “And it’s incredible to think that President Biden will continue to aid and enable Iran.”
There has been anger among Republicans furious about the payments to Iran, especially in the midst of Hamas’ war with Israel — and reporters have pressed State Department spokesman Matt Miller about how the transfer is justified.