For several days, a Chinese spy balloon has been floating over long-range missile sites in Montana.
China's foreign ministry claims that the massive surveillance balloon is of a civilian nature.
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Although our incompetent “commander in chief,” Joe Biden, and the Pentagon have known about the spy balloon for three days, they have done nothing to stop it. According to reports, the Pentagon claims they considered shooting it down but decided not to because of the “risk of debris.”
Watch Stuart Varney’s report on the Chinese spy balloon that the Chinese are calling a “weather balloon.” Varney reminds his audience that the spy balloon is a “provocation” right before Sec. of State Blinken’s visit to China:
.@Varneyco: "Chinese spy balloon hovering over America's long range missile sites in Montana…It's a provocation coming right before…Blinken's visit to China.
By the way, the Chinese call it a 'weather balloon.'" pic.twitter.com/mgZLDsKpjd
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 3, 2023
Republican Senators Tom Cotton (R-AZ) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) ripped the Biden administration for its inaction on an issue that poses a threat to U.S. national security.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) said that Biden “cannot be silent” on the issue and demanded a strong response.
Chinese Spy Balloon Over U.S.
Biden faces a wave of criticism after deciding against shooting down a Chinese spy balloon@SpeakerMcCarthy demands “Gang of Eight" intelligence briefing as Biden cannot be silent about China's actionspic.twitter.com/iVfdHqCIuN
— 🦅 Eagle Wings 🦅 (@CRRJA5) February 3, 2023
China has responded to the spy balloon, saying they are investigating the reports.
Fox News reports – “The airship is from China. It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed Friday. “Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course.”
CHINA SAYS BALLOON IS A 'CIVILIAN AIRSHIP'… @TrackerPayton: "This could be truly just a scientific balloon, or there could be something more here, they could be collecting information via videos, audio & also signal intelligence…" @BillHemmer @DanaPerino pic.twitter.com/HeW0Lpyw0k
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The spokesperson said China regrets the incident.
The statement continued, “The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into US airspace due to force majeure. The Chinese side will continue communicating with the US side and properly handle this unexpected situation caused by force majeure.”
A weather balloon? Seems logical. Only Joe Biden would believe such an idiotic explanation.