Sen. Boxer SHOCKED Kerry Withstood Angry Criticism In ISIS Hearing

California Sen. Barbara Boxer was absolutely shocked Wednesday that senators would aim angry comments at Secretary of State John Kerry, while he was testifying before committee about the U.S. strategy for dealing with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“Thank you Secretary Kerry, for your tireless work,” she said in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. “I think it is shocking, and a sad state of affairs that we heard just now such angry comments aimed at you, mr. secretary and through you at our president, instead of at ISIS — a savage group who decapitated two Americans and have warned, and I quote, that ‘their thirst for more american blood is right out there.’

“I think it’s shocking,” she continued as she slammed her paper on the table. “I’m actually shaking and trembling. This is not the time to show anger at the people who are working night and day whether you agree with them or not to protect our people.

“I want to say right now the way things get filibustered around this place, and the way politics gets played around this place, I am proud that you say you’re going to do your work to protect the American people,” she added. ”This is just a sad opening of a hearing. I’ve never seen it, and I’ve gone through some tough ones.”

Sen. Boxer’s defense of Kerry followed sharp criticism from ranking member Sen. Bob Corker about the president’s plan to train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS. “You’re asking [Congress] to approve something that we know, the way you’ve laid it out, makes no sense,” he said. “We have a strong sense that our army, our military leaders have urged you to put special forces on the ground.

“This doesn’t even seem serious,” he added. “It seems like a political answer to the United States as they cry out about this uncivilized activity, but it doesn’t seem real to me.”

Congress is expected to grant President Barack Obama the authority to arm and train Syrian rebels that he’s asked for, but many members of both parties remain deeply skeptical. (RELATED: Charlie Rangel Calls For War Tax And The Draft If We Go To War With ISIS)

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