Blinken postpones high-stakes Beijing trip after suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over the U.S.

said Thursday that he was requesting a briefing on the matter for the Gang of Eight, which includes Republican and Democratic leaders in the House and the Senate, as well as the chairs and ranking minority members of the House and the Senate intelligence committees.

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he was"still waiting for real answers on how this happened and what steps the Administration took to protect our country, and I will hold everyone accountable until I get them." “This provocation is completely unacceptable," he said, adding that"I will always defend Montana and our national security from hostile adversaries like China.”

Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing was assessing the situation and that speculation and hype were unhelpful while facts were still being clarified. “China is a responsible country that always abides by international law and has no intention of infringing on any country’s territory and airspace,” she said at a daily briefing.Jennifer Jett reported from Hong Kong, Patrick Smith from London, and Abigail Williams and Monica Alba from Washington.Abigail Williams

China should make arrangements to bring down the balloon that is over Latin America so other countries can inspect it. If it’s truly benign, that shouldn’t be an issue. If they resist, it’s clear that its purpose is for spying.

albamonica Trump's CIA director Pompeo, secretary of Defense Esper, NSA Ratcliff, and Trump said this never happened. NBC never covered a story about and the public never saw it. So who is your 'senior official?' There is no senior official. You're just hurting America with constant lies!

You think Joe Biden's The Manchurian Candidate

Nobody invited him.

So that’s how easy it is Smh

Why is NBC echoing CCP explanation of the balloon?

Controlling the weather will be the future of warfare. Imagine causing severe drought or extreme flooding to your enemy? It sounds like Sci-Fi, but it's entirely possible.

Ooooooooh He showed them. Blinken Blinked

Weather research or the deployment of Covid-19. We need to know what’s inside this balloon.

But The Media & Press like CNN, FoxNews, AP washingtonpost & some on MSNBC do not care about US Economy, Inflation, Police Brutality, Gun Violence, Crimes, Immigration, Abortion, & the Media & Press and GOP only care about a Balloons in the air & Praise Liar Criminal Trump!

How the hell did this balloon 'suddenly appear'? Where's NORAD?

Biden was going to attend the meeting but he thought that it was in Chinatown.

This story is overly simplistic. We deserve better from our media, NBC. For example:

Americans celebrating the news on TikTok

Pentagon: 'We can't do anything about this balloon sent by our greatest global adversary...but have we told you about our new diversity, equality, and inclusiveness courses we require all our military forces to take… this is insane!

Bullshit

Is this the part where we get to call Biden and everyone appointed by him a Chinese agent/asset?

Joe Biden is a threat to this country

Because we do not have a media that is not controlled by the government any longer reports the Chinese have had navel exercises in the Aleutian Islands for over a year went unreported. And now the government confirms they first picked up the balloon in the Aleutian Islands.

albamonica there's a chinese boy inside

This administration is pathetic. 🤡

Stratospheric balloons r a platform of choice for scientists engineers,they can b used to test advance spacescience for farless than the cost of a satellite 40xs less provide a opportunity to carryout concrete scientific experiments n a short period of time obtain results quickly

Is there proof that it is a high altitude spy balloon?

Any word if Wynken and Nod are still available?

GERM RELEASING WARFARE BALLOON concern! Could the balloon from communist China possibly be a vessel containing GERM WARFARE, like a Trojan Horse? (Balloon may be releasing germ warfare?).

According to the Chinese FM. He says 'the spy balloon is just a civilian balloon'. But it's obvious if they sees sensitive information on military hardware or anything, they will lick it out to the appropriate links. This is just a wake-up called for the US. SHINE YOUR EYES WELL.

What would happen if a US civilian sent something identical up in the air and let it float around without any notice or permission?

Sounds like it’s cool to take it down and have a look then

Going out right now (live footage).

Giant Fortune Cookie?

Is media being told not to release better pictures of this thing Ik someone’s satellite could get better photos

Lies

ShootItDown

NBCNightlyNews Not enough simply to complain. The U.S. should at least immediately send a drone into Chinese airspace and match the action that they will undoubtedly take. 😎

Isn’t everything run by the state in China? So, really, it’s civilian/government airship. Shoot it down.

Good move.

China “civilian airship” used for weather research near US military bases! 🤣

Then they won't mind if a have a wee peek...

Morning_Joe It has a virus inside that will spread once blown out of the sky and touches ground.

BS🤷🏻‍♂️

Obviously it's using 5G to mind control people

Chinagate.

Great ,wise, courageous, General Millie said we cannot shoot down spy balloon over Montana and destroy all those trees and lovely Mountainside views

This administration is so inept its ridiculous. How does it enter our airspace without being brought down? ChinaSpyBalloon

Research 🤝 spying

Relax, it’s just a TikTok balloon updating its street view.

China just tested our air defenses. Just like the Japanese did in WWII. Send over a bunch of balloons with bombs attached. 💣

And why did it take so long for them to even Spot It? Our national security is a joke

What a load of bull💩! The compromised POTUS does nothing! How freaking embarrassing. China has POTUS by the balls!

China won't give him a second chance, to go and beg them to lend US depleted accounts money .

I understand not shooting it down, but --- I'd love to capture it and dissect it to identify hardware, software, etc.

Oh, well then. If the CCP says so then we should believe them.

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