Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul, R-Texas, claimed that some of the unidentified objects spotted flying over the East Coast could be Chinese “spy drones.” McCaul shared his thoughts with reporters ahead of a classified briefing about the drone sightings, as reported by the New York Post.
“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. I would think those are adversarial,” McCaul explained, according to the Post.
“We need to identify who is behind these drones,” he continued. “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.”
McCaul and several other members of the House Intelligence Committee received a briefing on the issue from the FBI, CIA, and Pentagon on Tuesday. Despite this, officials from the Biden administration have repeatedly downplayed the significance of the drones, dismissing them as commercial aircraft that are not a threat.
“It’s not reassuring,” Representative Chris Smith, R-N.J., told WRIC ABC 8News. “Tell us how you know that.”
This comes in the wake of the Chinese weather balloon that drifted across the United States nearly two years ago, an incident the Biden administration kept quiet until it was eventually shot down off the coast of South Carolina in February 2023.
“I believe they’re spy drones and the PRC and Communist China is very good at this stuff. We know they bought land around military bases. This would be very consistent with their policy over the past couple years,” McCaul added.
He further expressed his concern, saying, “We’re not getting answers, and I think it’s because our government does not know who is behind them and that is very disturbing to me.”
The Biden administration, however, continued to insist that the drones are not a threat. On Monday, they reaffirmed that the drones observed so far are likely a mix of commercial drones, hobbyist drones, law enforcement drones, and some manned aircraft, including fixed-wing planes and helicopters, with some reports of stars mistakenly identified as drones. This statement was issued by the FBI, FAA, Pentagon, and Department of Homeland Security.
President-elect Donald Trump also weighed in on the situation, suggesting that the Biden administration, for reasons unknown, is keeping Americans in the dark. “I can’t imagine it’s the enemy,” Trump said. “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.”
{Matzav.com}
Most if not all are sniffer drones sniffing nukes.