Fox News is reporting that not only did a Chinese Spy Balloon crash off the coast four months ago, but that a similar type balloon flew over Texas and Florida airspace during the Trump administration – as well as three other separate times, officials are saying.
Biden administration officials’ are claiming that Chinese surveillance balloons also briefly transited the continental U.S. at least three times during the Trump administration.
“It’s happened a few times in recent years to include before this administration. But beyond that, I’m not going to go into the details,” the senior Pentagon official said.
EXCLUSIVE: A Chinese spy balloon crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Hawaii four months ago, U.S. officials say.
Fox News has also learned at least one Chinese spy balloon flew over portions of Texas and Florida during the Trump administration.
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) February 5, 2023
According to Craig Singlton, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, balloons were sighted several times in the past five years.
Trump, however, denies such claims.
“This never happened. It would have never happened,” Trump told Fox News Digital on Sunday morning, adding that Beijing “respected us greatly” under his leadership.
“It never happened with us under the Trump administration and if it did, we would have shot it down immediately,” Trump said. “It’s disinformation.”
US Chinese Tensions on the rise
Officials from Beijing criticized the decision for the US to shoot down their balloons, calling it a “clear overreaction”. NBC News is reporting.
The postponing of Secretary of State Antony Blinken ‘s trip to Beijing after a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was detected over Montana is fueling a cycle of provocation and retaliation https://t.co/WhFCvkQFCK
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 4, 2023
In addition, CNN is reporting that China has expressed its “strong dissatisfaction and protest” against the decision, accusing the US of “overreacting” and “seriously violating international practice”.
This is a developing story
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