on Truth Social Friday morning, after the Pentagon confirmed Thursday evening that a Chinese spy balloon had been floating over the U.S. for several days.The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now. The U.S. government, to include NORAD, continues to track and monitor it closely.
The official said President Joe Biden was briefed on the situation and had asked for military options, but that “it was the strong recommendation by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. [Mark] Milley and the commander of NORTHCOM, Gen. Glen VanHerck, not to take kinetic action due to the risk to safety and security of the people on the ground from the possible debris field.”
The official said the military was looking at whether there was an option on Wednesday to shoot it down over sparsely populated areas in Montana, but that “we just couldn’t buy down the risk enough to feel comfortable recommending shooting it down yesterday.” File/In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Jackson Ligon, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron technician, prepares a spacer on an intercontinental ballistic missile during a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test Sept. 22, 2020, at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont. The U.S. says it is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S.
I’m glad Joe decided to wait until the balloon was over the Atlantic. He is very proactive! Ice cream and kid’s hair was more of a priority.
biden the lowest slime in this planet . get rid if joe now .
Newsflash: our borders haven’t been protected since Biden took office
Do it.
YES!!!
Agree
I’m sure China ordered JoeBiden not to shoot it down!
DJT should be under house arrest! The little Commie Dictator Putin tells Donny what to say!!
Who knows what's inside or what's air it filled within. Do carefully
Damn right, Biden is a Chinese puppet and he's scared.
They shouldve shot it for sure, id say earlier the better
If they can destroy it in a safe location I think all would agree with that.
Breitbart executives are headed to prison for their criminal role in the insurrection of Jan. 6!
Donald Trump is 100% correct. China is not afraid of us at all with Biden as president. First with covid with the whole world and now into our air space. Also don't forget the Millions of illegals that were let into our country.
There is a picture that appears to show an attempt to hit it with a missile that failed. Much easier said than done that is why it's still floating around painting strategic airfields and missile silos for future target bullseyes.
Me too, but We have the same amount of pull. The sad, thing Trump didn't have control of his people when he litterally hired and could fire them.
We have lasers that can take it out in less than a second ... how much was this administration paid to do nothing?
A quick response is needed!!!! NOT 2 WEEKS or 2 MONTHS, Or in Biden’s case, NOT AT ALL! F’ing Coward
As it should be!
I mean, duh... That thing should have been grounded and examined a long time ago.
Someone with balls… TRUMP !!!!!!!
Don’t we have satellites and radar that can see that coming from faraway? Someone sleeping on the job?
Why the hell is this going on for so long? We need some good ol' boys to defend us when our government is full of sissies. Do it. Just do it.
Looks like the space station is beneath the balloon.
Pop the Balloon!
Agree shoot it down what's wrong with him
Bring down bidon !
If the shoe were on the other foot (a U.S. spy balloon over China), what would China do. We should do that.
This is unbelievable and Biden does NOTHING!!!
It's ok Hunter and Joe ate getting paid for the access.
Better check to see what's in it first
If the gov’t don’t shoot it down it is because they don’t want it down. Given it comes from China it might be radioactive materials in it. Better take it down somewhere it does not pollute.
Trump supporters currently grabbing their pitchforks, torches and long guns. Let’s see who can shoot down the balloon first Billy Bob!! YEEEEE-HAAAAWW!!!
If Biden doesn’t shoot it down immediately he is a traitor
Trump can call whatever he wants to no avail! Hes powerless!
What if this is the next step in biological warfare releasing bio weapons into the Jetstream above the US? Just a conspiracy theory but that would be the way to do it if they were going to. Also why they wouldn't want to shoot it down.
Now it's over central U.S. You can bet if the U.S. had a so-called research balloon flying over inner China, it wouldn't be consider an invasion of their airspace and they wouldn't tolerate it. This is ridiculous!!
Good idea
CjHowley I wonder what new virus strain they are releasing now?
What are they waiting for ? shoot it down !
Probably one of the reasons he's doing well in the polls is that the American people want strong, decisive action from their president, not weakness. Poll: President Donald Trump Towers over Potential GOP Primary Opponents with a 35-Point Lead Trump
It’s amazing that shooting down an object floating through our air space would be controversial. Perhaps this is a test to see how compliant our government can be to the CCP.
Every military member swore an oath to defend against all enemies foreign and domestic. This oath never gets rescinded or nullified after military service is over. One is never released from their oath. Vets: Take it out!
It's amazes me as a citizen of the United States how our president and Congress can sit by and let this float over our country not knowing its purpose. This is not America shoot that thing out of the sky.
There are a lot of volunteers out there to do the deed.
Tell it to fly somewhere else..why usa ?.
He is 100% right. As usual.
...just another reason this traitor isn't president! GLORY! 😁🇺🇲👍 NEXT
I think NASA should help develop geostationary balloon satellites
Proves we are allowing china to take us over. They are buying up land and surveying our country and these woke military leaders not only don’t protect our borders or our lands but now they don’t protect our airspace knowingly
Why wasn’t this shot down the minute it entered US air space? Over the Pacific Ocean? This is despicable!
Had civilians not seen this we would have never known. There's no way they didn't know this thing was up there.
Has anyone thought about this balloon being loaded with COVID or another dangerous virus ?
Watching the press conference. Useless media never ask the right question. How does this penatration of our air space differ from a plane or drone in violation?
Yet another globalist distraction.
Trump is right. But Biden is a coward...
Untrue! The Pentagon refuses to shut it down!! What a huge mistake!!👎😡
China Joe is letting the Chinese spy balloon finish it's spying. China Joe is owned by china.
You can bet China would shoot down our balloon
Chinese spy balloons have been flying over the US for years. Including during the Trump administration. Trump did not notify the public or shoot them down.
Should have been before it entered our airspace
Maybe they should shoot it down and examine it before jumping to conclusions about it being a spy balloon. It's common sense which seems to be lacking these days.
Absolutely agree!
Yep!
Just remember there are a lot of google ballon’s in the air controlled by the US military right now as well turn about is fair play just saying
How about this? Hear me out here. We get our own balloon and drag that bitch to northern Canada. Then we have the Canadians shoot it down. Sounds like a win win.
Go Branden Go Shoot Down That ChiComm Spy Balloon You DUFUS!!!!!
Don't give a funk what he thinks!
Go shoot it, you got guns right?
Who? we have a real maga president in Biden! 500k jobs created and lowest Unemployment since 1969! bidenMAGA
Yes yes yes China should be punished by United States they bind land in our country if we don’t do something quick they’re going to on America I cannot believe Biden and his administration not shutting down that balloon we need to let China know we do not let them play games USA
What if this balloon is dropping newly mutated viruses to re-infect America?
Wait until that somebeach is over Mary Lago before they shoot it down!
How can a non tethered balloon stay relatively stationary for days? Hot air baloonists would probably like to know that trick
Shoot it down? Who the hell knows what’s in the dang thing? Let it at least get over the Pacific🤔🧐
WHY WONT BIDEN SHOOT DOWN THE CHINESE BALLOON? BEC AUSE HE IS WORKING FOR AND WITH THEM!! HE IS A TRAITOR!!
How did it get here from China. Luck. Who says it's from China. The government, media,. I don't trust either of them. If it do something about it.
Shoot it down!
Collect it and examine it and find out what is really going on.🇺🇸
They don't want to shoot it down because of the threat of hitting people when it falls. Have they been to Montana?
Absolutely it should be immediately shot down !!!
Why is it still flying to begin with? Is this not an invasion of US airspace by a foreign nation. What if we did the same thing to China, how far do you think it would make it?
You can bet if this was US over THEM, we would be “splat” in the blink of an eye!!
It should be! China would, if we did that. We wouldn't be in their air space for one sec, before they took it out!! What's wrong with us!?
Who’s to day it’s even Chinese?Our crooked lying government?What’s one thing they have been truthful to the American people about ? Who’s to say it’s not North Korean, Iranian , Russian , Ukrainian, Canadian , Israel is even a possibility! Who’s to say we have allies not enemies
Its a declaration of war. Its time to booomb them
It has already been jammed so yeah let’s pop it and let it fall.
Oh, how we miss your courage and resolve, President Trump!
Agree
Yes shoot it down! This could be a prelude to something terrible.
The folks in Montana are sighting in thier riffles as we speak. It'll be down by noon today
If good men do nothing………..
because Trump wants it shot down - Biden will do the opposite. LOL
Fireball
Long over due!
America gave all its arms to Afghanistan & Ukraine, now it can´t even remove a spy balloon from its airspace, this is embarrassing, China is laughing its ass off, they don´t even need to put troops on American soil to take it over 🤡
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