House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) has warned the public that the mysterious drones spotted in the skies across the country were sent by China to spy on the American people.
McCaul went rogue and issued a statement regarding the drones as the government maintains that everything is normal.
Breaking with the Biden administration’s assessment that the drones are harmless, McCaul said their behavior suggests they are here to spy on the U.S.
“We need to identify who is behind these drones,” he said.
“My judgment based on my experience is that those that are over our military sites are adversarial and most likely are coming from the People’s Republic of China.”
The reports of drones started in New Jersey and started spreading along the East Coast, leading to public concern and speculation about the drones’ origin and purpose.
The Biden administration has attributed the drone sightings to a combination of benign causes, including hobbyist drones and commercial aircraft, but skepticism abounds.
McCaul said the Biden administration “can’t explain” why drones are being sighted near military installations.
At least one air base, in Ohio, shut down last weekend because of drone sightings.
“We want answers but the response I’m getting is ‘We don’t know whose drones these are,’” McCaul told reporters Tuesday.
“I was with the NASA administrator, Bill Nelson, he said that these drones have been reported over military sites, military bases.
“I would not think those are friendly,” McCaul said.
“I would think those are adversarial.”
The House Intelligence Committee received a briefing Tuesday from the FBI, CIA, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The intelligence community has publicly assessed that the drones are not a threat.
A joint statement from the Pentagon, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and FAA said:
“We assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones.”
A Chinese spy balloon famously flew across the U.S. early last year.
The balloon prompted criticism of President Biden’s delayed response in shooting it down.
The Biden admin waited until the balloon had left the mainland before shooting it down.
However, the spy balloon appeared to have already completed its mission by then.
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump fueled speculation that the Biden administration is engaged in a cover-up over the recent drones.
“Our military knows and our president knows,” Trump told reporters at Mar-A-Lago.
“And for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense.”
“I can’t imagine it’s the enemy,” Trump added.
“Because if it was the enemy, they’d blast it out — even if they were late, they’d blast it.
“Something strange is going on.
“For some reason, they don’t want to tell the people, and they should.”
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