Report: Biden Administration Scrambles to ‘Likely’ Rewrite China Portion of SOTU After Spy Balloon FiascoJacob Bliss 5 Feb 2023 Washington, DC
President Joe Biden and his speechwriters will “likely rewrite” the China portion of his State of the Union speech set for Tuesday night, following the Chinese spy balloon being shot down this past week after days of “violating” United States airspace.
As Biden’s speechwriters try to help the president emphasize a series of accomplishments during the State of the Union speech this week, Axios noted that the president will try to be “nimble” and would have to “likely rewrite” his portion on China, while the administration is also navigating Beijing’s threat of repercussions for downing the spy balloon.
https://twitter.com/axios/status/1622278277036478464American civilians first discovered the spy balloon floating over their homes on Thursday. After the news broke, a senior defense official said last week, “We are confident that this high-altitude surveillance balloon belongs to the [People’s Republic of China].”
Then, after days of floating around the continental United States, the military shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon on Saturday morning while it was over the Atlantic Ocean off the Carolina coast.
South Carolina residents caught video footage of the spy balloon being shot out of the sky on Saturday by the United States military:
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