{"id":1950105,"date":"2023-06-17T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-spy-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-for-china\/"},"modified":"2023-06-17T17:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T21:35:09","slug":"biden-says-spy-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-for-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-spy-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-for-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden claims spy balloon was &#8216;China&#8217;s greater embarrassment&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-says-spy-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-for-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1950105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\">Roy Francis<\/a><br \/>2:22 PM \u2013 Saturday, June 17, 2023<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden claimed that the Chinese spy balloon that had flown across the United States at the end of January, causing a major international incident and backlash, was \u201cmore embarrassing than it was intentional\u201d by China.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden says the Chinese spy balloon he let surveil the entire United States before shooting it down over the ocean &#8220;was more embarrassing than it was intentional&#8221; for China. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PeyyYfqwJ1\">pic.twitter.com\/PeyyYfqwJ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1670079495901159426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Saturday, Biden was asked about Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u2019s trip to China and whether tensions will ease as a result. The President responded by talking about the spy balloon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cChina has some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-spy-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-for-china\/\" title=\"Biden claims spy balloon was 'China's greater embarrassment'.\">legitimate difficulties unrelated<\/a> to the United States,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think one of the things that balloon caused was not so much that it got shot down, but I don\u2019t think the leadership knew where it was, knew what it was in it and what was going on. I think It was more embarrassing than it was intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to NBC News, the spy balloon had flown over several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-bidens-weakness-on-spy-balloon-assures-chinese-aggression\/\" title=\"Pompeo: Biden\u2019s Weakness on Spy Balloon Assures Chinese Aggression\">sensitive military sites<\/a> and bases and was able to gather intelligence before it was shot down. The Pentagon had said that it could not confirm if the information was transferred from the balloon and if so, how much.<\/p>\n<p>The incident had led to criticism of the Biden administration by the public and by Republicans who said that the balloon should not have been allowed into U.S. airspace and should have been shot down much earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The administration defended its actions by expressing concerns about shooting the balloon down while it was flying over populated areas. However, many have pointed out that there was opportunity for the balloon to be shot down before it reached the U.S. or while it was flying over unpopulated areas.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken was also forced to postpone his trip to China due to the spy balloon incident. China had said that the balloon was a weather instrument and that its flight path was accidental.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans recently wrote to the President demanding answers about the incident, since none have been given so far.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhile four months have passed since a Chinese surveillance balloon was allowed to fly across the United States,\u201d Republicans wrote. \u201cYour administration has yet to provide the American people a full accounting of how this spy platform was allowed to traverse across sovereign U.S. territory, what the balloon carried, and what it collected during its mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The President said that he hopes to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping again and discuss cooperation between the two nations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hoping over the next several months,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll be meeting with Xi again and talking about legitimate differences we have but also how there are areas we can get along.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After Bill Gates met with China\u2019s Xi Jinping, Antony Blinken\u2019s meeting comes amid rising tensions and China\u2019s plans to spy on the U.S. from Cuba.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>California proposes taking so-called affirmation of a child\u2019s gender identity into account in child custody disputes. Here\u2019s One America\u2019s Sam Valk with more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled with major headlines in the US and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas has more in our Week in Review.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Guggenheim Baseball Management, which owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, is going ahead with their salute to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Friday services on its social media apps Facebook and Instagram were restored, more than two hours after\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft, which is seeking to buy games giant Activision, faces two legal fights in coming weeks with U.S. antitrust enforcers\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. affiliate of crypto giant Binance has carried out a round of\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) \u2013 A top U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official on Friday rejected criticism of the\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>spy balloon incident was more embarrassing than intentional, downplaying its significance. The incident occurred in January, causing a major international backlash. 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