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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on February 05, 2023, 06:44:34 pm
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February 5, 2023 12:51pm EST
Chinese spy balloon crashed off the coast of Hawaii 4 months ago, U.S. officials say
At least one balloon flew over parts of Texas and Florida during Trump administration, despite former president saying it never happened
By Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Brooke Singman , Jessica Chasmar | Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: A Chinese spy balloon crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Hawaii four months ago, U.S. officials say.
Fox News has also learned at least one Chinese spy balloon flew over portions of Texas and Florida during the Trump administration, despite the former president's insistence it never happened.
The news comes after the U.S. military shot down a Chinese balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, seven days after it was allowed to drift across the continental United States.
The White House said that Biden followed the advice of the Pentagon and top military leaders not to shoot the craft down over the U.S. in case it caused civilian casualties and other collateral damage.
Biden administration officials' claimed that Chinese surveillance balloons also briefly transited the continental U.S. at least three times during the Trump administration.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chinese-spy-balloon-crashed-off-coast-of-hawaii-4-months-ago
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February 5, 2023 10:54am EST
Trump, top national security officials refute claim that Chinese spy balloons transited US under last admin
Biden officials claim Chinese spy balloons briefly transited the continental United States under the Trump admin
By Brooke Singman | Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump and a number of his top national security and defense officials refuted Biden administration officials' claims that Chinese surveillance balloons briefly transited the continental United States during the Trump administration, saying it "never happened."
A defense official on Saturday said Chinese spy balloons briefly traveled over the United States at least three times during the last administration.
But Trump and his officials said that did not occur and criticized the Biden administration for spreading disinformation.
"This never happened. It would have never happened," Trump told Fox News Digital on Sunday morning, adding that Beijing "respected us greatly" under his leadership.
"It never happened with us under the Trump administration and if it did, we would have shot it down immediately," Trump said. "It's disinformation."
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-top-national-security-officials-refute-claim-chinese-spy-balloons-transited-us-under-last-admin
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https://twitter.com/ProudElephantUS/status/1622271660328984580
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https://twitter.com/ProudElephantUS/status/1622271660328984580
So what if it was true. It'd got downed off the coast of Hawaii, and didn't transverse 3000 linear miles of American Real Estate.
The sad left, just is drowning in their pitiful deflection attempts.