Senator Blasts “National Embarrassment” As Biden Ends Gaza Floating Pier Mission

It’s official: Biden’s $230+ Gaza humanitarian pier has been permanently dismantled after it spent more time out of commission than in actual operation. The Pentagon has tried to pass it off dubiously as ‘mission accomplished’ – despite an avalanche of criticism including from sitting Senators and House members heaped on the problem-prone project.

“The maritime storage mission involving the pier is complete, so there’s no more need to use the pier, particularly because we’re able to implement a more sustaining pathway, to Ashdod,” announced Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, Deputy Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), at the end of this week.

The pier faced frequent shutdowns amid tumultuous Mediterranean seas, and at one point in the early summer actually broke apart, with pieces having drifted onto an Israeli beach further north.