An Explanation For Why Trump Never Shot Down Chinese Spy Balloons Emerges

Over the past few hours, new details emerged that offered an explanation for why Donald Trump did not get the chance to meet with the American people. Shoot down spy balloons from China.

These fresh tidbits of information appeared in media reports citing anonymous former U.S. government officials while Trump and high-level members of his administration publicly denied claims from President Joe Biden’s national security team that such vessels flew over the United States on their watch.

Bloomberg: Trump-era officials Unidentified objects were difficult to identify because of the Chinese surveillance system. The jamming system was used by Chinese surveillance balloons, which hid their true intentions. The news report states flatly: “The former president was never presented an opportunity to shoot balloons down.”

An additional POLITICO report Lower-ranking officials reported that they had detected balloon activity over U.S. Territories in recent years. Citing a former top Defense Department official, the article stated that in 2020 the intelligence community had assessed the situation. “much smaller” balloons detected off of Virginia’s coast were Chinese radar-jamming devices.

After the U.S. government made public its suspicions about a Chinese reconnaissance ball hovering at high elevation over the country, Trump’s alumni began to feud with the Biden administration. A fighter jet shot down Only Saturday’s balloon was visible after it flew above the Carolinas. A Following the United States’ rescue operation, they continued to operate. China claims the vessel is not a spy balloon and instead denies it.

The United States has brought down the Chinese high altitude balloon. This was in the midst of a spying scandal. The extraordinary show of force, which was broadcast live on TV by President Joe Biden, was ordered by Joe Biden. https://t.co/b3nAU1JF34 @telester #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/ZUJ3paV47B

— 7NEWS Australia (@7NewsAustralia) February 5, 2023

Throughout this national security concern, Republicans and members of Trump’s administration took to the airwaves to chastise Biden for allowing the balloon to get as far as it did. That’s when a Senior U.S. Defense Official first said Chinese 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.”

Trump-era officials, such as the former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Do not doubt this claim. Trump flatly denied it. “This never happened. It would have never happened,” Trump said Fox News.

Reports quoting a senior Biden official claimed that Chinese spy balloons were seen over the United States during Trump’s administration. These were discovered after Trump was removed from office. It was then revealed that the Pentagon had briefed Congress on sightings in Texas and Florida. “Currently, we understand there were incursions near Florida and Texas, but we don’t have clarity on what kind of systems were on these balloons or if these incursions occurred in territorial waters or overflew land,” said Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL).

Official CNN The intelligence community is available to provide briefings on their findings to Trump administration officials.