Former National Security Advisor John Bolton says US should put troops in Taiwan

Bolton said that the United States has to come up with a long-term solution for Taiwan in case of an attack from China

Former Trump administration National Security Advisor John Bolton says that it would be a good idea to have troops on the ground in Taiwan due to China's increasing threats against the island.

"I think putting Americans on the ground would make sense along with other allies such as Japan, Australia," Bolton said on the "John Solomon Reports" podcast. "I think we've got to consider home porting some American naval vessels there."

China sent fighter jets toward Taiwan just days after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported that China sent eight warships and 42 planes, including 29 of which flew into Taiwan's half of the Strait of Taiwan, which separates it from the mainland. Rumors of an attack on Taiwan from China have been circulating since the Russian attack on Ukraine last year.

According to Bolton, the United States has to have a long-term policy solution for Taiwan.

"We also need to think long term to embed Taiwan in collective self-defense organizations with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and others," he stated.

He also accused French President Emmanuel Macron of undermining efforts to help Taiwan after his recent visit to China.

"French President Macron just returning from China essentially threw Taiwan under the bus saying, 'well we don't want Europe to be led around and get involved in the American problem.' I just think that's the kind of behavior that really just causes so much harm to our effort to deter China."

https://justthenews.com/world/asia/holdformer-ambassador-john-bolton-says-us-should-put-troops-taiwan

Feinstein’s Prolonged Absence From Senate Holding Up Biden Judicial Confirmations

Dianne Feinstein’s absence from the Senate is holding up Joe Biden’s judicial confirmations.

Feinstein, 89, has been MIA since she was hospitalized for shingles last month.

The California senator’s absence from the Senate Judiciary Committee has the panel deadlocked at 10-10.

It is unclear when Feinstein will return Washington.

“I can’t consider nominees in these circumstances, because a tie vote is a losing vote in committee,” Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin told CNN. “We still have some nominees left on the calendar that we can work on. … But we have more in the wings that we would like to process through the committee.”

Feinstein has missed 60 votes out of the 82 taken this year, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

In February Feinstein announced she is retiring at the end of her term and will not seek reelection.

The California Senator is retiring after THREE decades in the Senate and more than 50 years in office.

“I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends. Even with a divided Congress, we can still pass bills that will improve lives.” Feinstein said in February.

Last year the San Francisco Chronicle reported Feinstein’s cognitive decline is so bad that her own Democrat colleagues want her to retire before her term expires at the end of 2024.

The California Senator will be 91 years old when her term expires at the end of 2024.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/feinsteins-prolonged-absence-from-senate-holding-up-biden-judicial-confirmations/

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