There are, apparently, numerous strange drones flying around America, particularly the East Coast and military bases.
And we keep hearing from the government that it’s not a big deal.
They’re not sure what they are, they say. They’re not sure what to do about it, but it’s no big deal.
But here is my problem. 15 years ago, I might have believed the government was honest. I would have been more apt to think, “Hey, they know what they’re doing because no way in hell this government would allow, say, foreign drones or even domestic drones to simply hover around military facilities en masse for weeks on end. There’s no way they would do that.”
Then, Joe Biden became president and allowed a Chinese spy balloon to cross the entire continental United States without shooting it down. Only after he got called on it did he proceed to shoot down several balloons by using Hellfire missiles.
So, yes, I’m skeptical.
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That doesn’t mean these are Chinese drones, Iranian drones, aliens, or anything similar. Perhaps it’s just people who are mistaking airplanes for drones. That’s quite possible.
But I don’t trust the members of our government to tell us the truth — even if they know the truth — because they have not in the past.
In a piece titled, “What We Know About Mysterious Drone Sightings,” CNN reported:
Mysterious flying objects overhead. Concern and confusion. And calls for military intervention. This isn’t the plot of “War of the Worlds,” but rather the result of numerous possible drone sightings in recent weeks. The flying objects have been spotted over residential neighborhoods, restricted sites and critical infrastructure.
If they’re floating above residential sites, I tend to think these are probably simply domestic drones, people who are hobbyists or something of that sort. But when reports of large swarms of drones apparently flying near military bases in Virginia or New Jersey surface, I start to have some questions.
CNN continued:
Reported drone activity prompted at least one airport – New York’s Stewart International Airport – to temporarily close its runways for about an hour on Friday night.
At around the same time, airspace above Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio was restricted because of drone activity while authorities monitored the situation, base spokesperson Bob Purtiman told CNN affiliate WHIO. …
“This has gone too far,” said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday, adding last month she “directed the New York State Intelligence Center to actively investigate drone sightings and coordinate with federal law enforcement to address this issue.” …
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he’s asking the DHS to deploy special detection systems that use 360-degree technology to detect drones.
The reality is it’s actually quite difficult to track drones in the same way that a missile is tracked. This has been a problem in Israel, for example, where the Houthis have launched several drones.
The American government does not have a sufficient response to this as of yet. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said:
There’s no question that people are seeing drones. And I want to assure the American public that we, in the federal government, have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the New Jersey State Police in addressing the drone sightings. … We know of no threat or nefarious activity. If we learn of any cause for concern, we will be transparent in our communication of it.
Some of those drone sightings are drones. Some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones. Drone sightings apparently have been reported in at least six states: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, as well as Virginia.
But there are drones elsewhere. I know because I saw one on the southern border. When we filmed “The Divided States of Biden,” I was with Border Patrol. It was fairly early in the evening, and suddenly, I looked up and saw a drone. I asked Border Patrol what it was, and they told me it was a drone.
I said, “Well, I assume that that’s our drone from our side monitoring the border.” They said, “No, that is a drug cartel drone.”
There are foreign drones flying over American soil. That is a fact.
I asked Border Patrol why they didn’t just shoot down the drone, and they said they would need explicit permission from Mayorkas.
It is possible that people are attributing planes to drones or they are experiencing a camera error. Any of that is possible.
But I have very little trust in the federal government that they are doing the job that they were designated to do.
I do not believe members of the Biden administration when they say that they are giving the American people all of the information.
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There are, apparently, numerous strange drones flying around America, particularly the East Coast and military bases.
And we keep hearing from the government that it’s not a big deal.
They’re not sure what they are, they say. They’re not sure what to do about it, but it’s no big deal.
But here is my problem. 15 years ago, I might have believed the government was honest. I would have been more apt to think, “Hey, they know what they’re doing because no way in hell this government would allow, say, foreign drones or even domestic drones to simply hover around military facilities en masse for weeks on end. There’s no way they would do that.”
Then, Joe Biden became president and allowed a Chinese spy balloon to cross the entire continental United States without shooting it down. Only after he got called on it did he proceed to shoot down several balloons by using Hellfire missiles.
So, yes, I’m skeptical.
WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show
That doesn’t mean these are Chinese drones, Iranian drones, aliens, or anything similar. Perhaps it’s just people who are mistaking airplanes for drones. That’s quite possible.
But I don’t trust the members of our government to tell us the truth — even if they know the truth — because they have not in the past.
In a piece titled, “What We Know About Mysterious Drone Sightings,” CNN reported:
Mysterious flying objects overhead. Concern and confusion. And calls for military intervention. This isn’t the plot of “War of the Worlds,” but rather the result of numerous possible drone sightings in recent weeks. The flying objects have been spotted over residential neighborhoods, restricted sites and critical infrastructure.
If they’re floating above residential sites, I tend to think these are probably simply domestic drones, people who are hobbyists or something of that sort. But when reports of large swarms of drones apparently flying near military bases in Virginia or New Jersey surface, I start to have some questions.
CNN continued:
Reported drone activity prompted at least one airport – New York’s Stewart International Airport – to temporarily close its runways for about an hour on Friday night.
At around the same time, airspace above Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio was restricted because of drone activity while authorities monitored the situation, base spokesperson Bob Purtiman told CNN affiliate WHIO. …
“This has gone too far,” said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday, adding last month she “directed the New York State Intelligence Center to actively investigate drone sightings and coordinate with federal law enforcement to address this issue.” …
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he’s asking the DHS to deploy special detection systems that use 360-degree technology to detect drones.
The reality is it’s actually quite difficult to track drones in the same way that a missile is tracked. This has been a problem in Israel, for example, where the Houthis have launched several drones.
The American government does not have a sufficient response to this as of yet. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said:
There’s no question that people are seeing drones. And I want to assure the American public that we, in the federal government, have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the New Jersey State Police in addressing the drone sightings. … We know of no threat or nefarious activity. If we learn of any cause for concern, we will be transparent in our communication of it.
Some of those drone sightings are drones. Some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones. Drone sightings apparently have been reported in at least six states: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, as well as Virginia.
But there are drones elsewhere. I know because I saw one on the southern border. When we filmed “The Divided States of Biden,” I was with Border Patrol. It was fairly early in the evening, and suddenly, I looked up and saw a drone. I asked Border Patrol what it was, and they told me it was a drone.
I said, “Well, I assume that that’s our drone from our side monitoring the border.” They said, “No, that is a drug cartel drone.”
There are foreign drones flying over American soil. That is a fact.
I asked Border Patrol why they didn’t just shoot down the drone, and they said they would need explicit permission from Mayorkas.
It is possible that people are attributing planes to drones or they are experiencing a camera error. Any of that is possible.
But I have very little trust in the federal government that they are doing the job that they were designated to do.
I do not believe members of the Biden administration when they say that they are giving the American people all of the information.
* * *
CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
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