Republican Claims Trump Didn’t Know About the 3 Chinese Spy Balloons

After a weekend of loud, constant, and nonsensical criticism of President Joe Biden for not shooting down a 3-meter-long Chinese spy balloon on a school bus, Republicans wondered why Trump At least I’m trying to explain why you didn’t know that. During the Trump administration, three Chinese balloons flew past the United States.

Florida Republican Congressman Mike Waltz was furious to learn that several Chinese balloon incidents had occurred in the past few years and were not shot down.

10:39 am 5 Feb 2023 murmured:

“The Office of the Secretary of Defense has informed my office that there have been several Chinese balloon incidents over the last several years, including over Florida.

why weren’t they shot down? ”

1 minute later:

“Also, according to several Trump administration national security officials, they were not informed of these incursions by the Pentagon.”

Waltz is a big supporter of Trump, who voted against the impeachment of the former president for inciting riots. say it “The president loves this country. He doesn’t want violence.”

It is a plainly false statement, Trump instigating violence on his own behalf in hopes of achieving a self-coup, Trump loves himself and puts him on the road more than he loves this country. What is the power that can lead?

In any case, this claim, which Trump was unaware of, has been touted among the conservative media.

rear US Intelligence Assessed Chinese Spy Balloon Flew Over US at least 3 times between playing cards management, fox news “Trump and his senior defense and national security officials told Fox News Digital that it never happened and that they were never briefed on the Chinese spy balloon.”

“It never happened.” A typical Trump administration assertion. If this is true, a more accurate way to express this is “I didn’t realize this happened”. But no, it’s Trump, so he’s pivoting to denying that possibility and blaming someone else right away. no one told them. It wasn’t their job to know anything.

It was their job to protect the United States, so we have to ask.

For some reason, the people of Trumpland seem to think this will make everything better.

“This information was discovered after the incident,” an official told Fox News. [Trump] Administration is gone. ”

“They were never found,” an official told Fox News Digital.

The fact that three balloons passed undetected during the Trump administration is not a great defense. At least one of these balloons flew over Florida and Texas.

The claim that this was detected after the Trump administration left suggests that someone in the defense may have known and chose not to tell people at the top of the Trump administration.

The Question Remains: Why the Trump Administration Didn’t Know About These Things at least three spy balloon.

The good news is in the Department of Defense News Brief. A senior defense official said the recovery of the balloon would allow US analysts to investigate sensitive Chinese equipment.

Sprinkle in some absolutely ridiculous takes by conservatives here.