{"id":548171,"date":"2023-02-05T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T18:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chinese-balloons-flew-over-us-three-times-during-trump-administration-officials\/"},"modified":"2023-02-05T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T18:52:09","slug":"chinese-balloons-flew-over-us-three-times-during-trump-administration-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinese-balloons-flew-over-us-three-times-during-trump-administration-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chinese balloons flew over US three times during Trump administration: officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40979c59004\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40979c59004\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinese-balloons-flew-over-us-three-times-during-trump-administration-officials\/#Chinese_balloons_flew_over_US_three_times_during_Trump_administration_officials\" >Chinese balloons flew over US three times during Trump administration: officials<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_balloons_flew_over_US_three_times_during_Trump_administration_officials\"><\/span>Chinese balloons flew over US three times during Trump administration: officials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AP23034365734757-e1675478343941.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Balloons similar to the one that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina this weekend flew over the U.S. at least three times during the Trump administration, according to a senior U.S. defense official.<\/p>\n<p>As Republicans spent the past few days criticizing the Biden administration over its response to the suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew across the country, an official revealed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Transcripts\/Transcript\/Article\/3288618\/senior-defense-official-and-senior-military-official-hold-an-off-camera-on-back\/\">during a briefing<\/a> on Saturday that the U.S. was aware of three other instances during the prior administration and one instance earlier in the Biden administration that such an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>aratus \u201ctransited\u201d the country. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cPRC [People\u2019s Republic of China] government surveillance balloons transited the continental United States briefly at least three times during the prior administration and once that we know of at the beginning of this administration but never for this duration of time,\u201d said a senior defense official. \u201cWe spoke directly with Chinese officials through multiple channels, but rather than address their intrusion into our airspace, the PRC put out an explanation that lacked any credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden authorized the missile strike that shot down the balloon Saturday. Republican lawmakers have been arguing that the response should have come sooner, but military officials warned the president that the best time to take down the balloon was when it was over water, citing the risk of damage to people and property if it was shot down over land. Biden told reporters he wanted it shot down when he learned it entered U.S. airspace last week.<\/p>\n<p>Trump denied the revelation by defense officials that Chinese balloons flew over the U.S. during his administration, calling it \u201cdisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese Balloon situation is a disgrace, just like the Afghanistan horror show, and everything else surrounding the grossly incompetent Biden Administration,\u201d Trump said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/109812699029727017\">in a post<\/a> on his Truth <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> site. \u201cThey are only good at cheating in elections, and disinformation \u2014 and now they are putting out that a Balloon was put up by China during the Trump Administration, in order to take the \u2018heat\u2019 off the slow moving Biden fools. China had too much respect for \u2018TRUMP\u2019 for this to have happened, and it NEVER did. JUST FAKE DISINFORMATION!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Defense officials also countered an explanation by the Chinese that the balloon was blown off course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis surveillance balloon purposefully traversed the United States and Canada.\u00a0And we are confident it was seeking to monitor sensitive military sites.\u00a0Its route over the United States, near many potential sensitive sites, contradicts the PRC government\u2019s explanation that it was a weather balloon,\u201d the official said, adding that additional balloons have been spotted over Central America and South America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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