Donald Trump denies Chinese surveillance balloons also flew over U.S. during his administration

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Former President Trump denied the Department of Defense's claims that suspected Chinese surveillance balloons had also transited the U.S. during his administration, telling Fox News Digital Sunday that it 'never happened.'

Thursday that the balloon did not present a "military or physical threat to people on the ground" and that similar kinds of balloon activity had been "observed previously over the past several years."Saturday that Chinese government surveillance balloons "transited the continental United States briefly at least three times during the prior administration and once that we know of at the beginning of this administration, but never for this duration of time.

A spokesperson for the Pentagon told Axios Sunday that "at this time we have nothing further to add beyond what was stated during" Saturday's press briefing."It never happened with us under the Trump administration and if it did, we would have shot it down immediately," Trump told Fox News Digital. "It's disinformation."

Trump went on to call the Biden administration "incompetent" and said they had claimed similar incidents had occurred during his presidency because "they look so bad, as usual."national security and defense officials from the Trump administration have also disputed the claims.in the Trump administration, told Fox News Digital that he could "say with 100% certainty" that no such balloon flights took place during his tenure.

“I don’t ever recall somebody coming into my office or reading anything that the Chinese had a surveillance balloon above the United States,” Esper said.Trump's final director of national intelligence, was asked about the Pentagon's claim regarding the three Chinese surveillance balloons during an appearance on Fox News Channel's “

 

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Here's another look at the Joe and Hunter story.

What would you expect from a lying bullspitter like Trump?

It's always bullshit... Every word

Oh well that settles it 🙄

The information was in his Presidential Daily Briefing that tRump NEVER read, IMO

Lies still spewing from them lips

And how many lies did the WP calculate over his 4 years? His pathologies only get worse the older he gets - wish he would come down with something so he and his could be out of our lives forever...

He has a history of denying a lot of things

Another leftist lie

Just so you know, trump** is a liar. Everything he says is a lie. Please stop printing his lies.

No pictures, video, or personal accounts...I agree with Trump.

Of course, he doesn’t know because he has never read the intel. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

He doesn’t remember anyone, even his kids. How do you expect him to remember this?

probbably because he let them just like he let Russia fu(* with the 2016 election

Lol. How would he know? He didn't read briefings.

If his mouth is moving… he’s lying

He didn’t read his daily; wouldn’t have a clue if they did or did not.

Lol why wouldn't he?

Then that automatically means that they did ! 😂😂

Please don’t repeat Brandon’s lies

Trump must deny, for either of two unrelated reasons. One is he doesn't know, to save face, cause no one told him, out of concern he'd do something stupid. The other is he knows, and must deny to protect USA's means and methods and related spy shit. Either way, China knows.

Watch former DNI John Ratcliffe at Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo 2/5/23 Learn the TRUTH/FACT of not true..Made up by Democrats...

Oh no, who are we to believe? The Department of Defense or the pathological liar butthurt about losing the 2020 election? 🤦🏾‍♂️

Well, if Trump denies it, it must be true. That's some A+ reporting there, Axios.

why is this still up?

And he wouldn’t lie

It’s not like he ever lied to the American people before.

Known truth teller

Seems to be a recent discovery…

'Hey I'll just tell them it didn't happen'

Pathological liar lies about something and political media reports it without mentioning said person is pathological liar

Why it matters: whataboutism is an effective diversion

It’s been denied by everyone. Now they’re claiming they leaned about it after he left office. Sounds like a misinformation campaign.

His former DNI and numerous others also denied it. Let's be honest here, what does the MSM track record look like when it comes to Trump?

“Denies”, really?!? How about “lies”. You really haven’t learned a darn thing

Biden screws everything up and communist blame President Trump. So typical.

George Santos as his alibi

...as if he read the intelligence reports. Or remembered them.

Well he always tells the truth

He lies if you haven’t noticed

The DoD didn't claim that. It was a news story with unnammed US official as the sole source. Otherwise known as a straight lie.

Maybe he's lying for a change. All he can really do. So sick of him in the news

You are fake news! Delete this tweet!

Just another LIE!

He’s never lied before so I must take his word for it.

Yeah, of course we believe a pathological liar over the Pentagon.

Trump is a compulsive liar with low IQ.

😂 Lets say on another word the Milley ( the friend of Trump 😜) has never told Trump that there was a Chinese Balloon entered the country during his administration! 😂 Milley the close friend of China hates Trump very much!

that means it happened 🤦🏾‍♀️

'Big Ball of Hot Air Addresses Big Ball of Hot Air'

DOD liars?

🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥

As if anyone believes him.

Of course he did. How would this ever be news?

He also said his father was born in Germany (three separate times). He has a veracity problem.

This is what too many people don't understand. The cult has been brainwashed for the last 6 years. 6 years! All they require now is their leaders and chosen media outlets to tell them what to believe. Everything else is a lie. Sadly, I believe the time to reverse this has passed.

If he says it didn’t happen, it must have happened!

Because they are lying, we all know that could not have been covered up with the rabid press that was after Trump daily. WE KNOW ITS A BIG FAT LIE.

Same guy who insists he never slept with Stormy.

Maybe he should have paid attention during his PDBs.

Biden was only told about it after it was seen and reported on in the press. Days after it entered American airspace in Alaska. Had it not been reported on, would he have ever been told ?

If he’s talking about his infrastructure plan or his healthcare plan then I believe him, anything else…nope 👍🏻

Were Trump’s ugly lips moving when he said that?

Liar Trump is at it again! Remember the Russian subs that went up and down our coastline? I do!

DOD has records, Trump only has his memory.

Who to believe? The worlds most documented liar (with santos coming in a close second ) or the pentagon which has receipts

Yeah because he the honest President since Abe Lincoln…lol

Those were PERFECT balloons, beautiful balloons. Trump met those Chinese balloons and fell in love. 🙄

Anything that could have interrupted golfing didn't happen.

1) How long were the prior 3 in U.S. airspace? 2) What recommendations did the military make to Trump about how/what could be done? 3) Were those recommendations followed? 4) Did the military see them coming before they reached U.S. airspace and choose not to respond?

Which obviously means it did.

Well then, it MOST DEFINITELY happened.

Trump lies…about EVERYTHING..

Even Trump turd polisher Marco Rubio said it happened.

Now I don't know who is telling the truth!

Oooh do I hope this ages well.

The Pentagon v tRump No contest

LETS DO IT! 🥚👇

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