{"id":2379782,"date":"2024-12-13T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-issues-unconvincing-statement-on-mysterious-drone-sightings-sparking-anger\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T12:09:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T17:09:07","slug":"white-house-issues-unconvincing-statement-on-mysterious-drone-sightings-sparking-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-issues-unconvincing-statement-on-mysterious-drone-sightings-sparking-anger\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Issues Unconvincing Statement on Mysterious Drone Sightings, Sparking Anger"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fwhite-house-issues-unconvincing-statement-on-mysterious-drone-sightings-sparking-anger%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=2379782&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--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article\u200c discusses \u2063recent unexplained aerial activities observed<\/a> over northern New Jersey, with many locals reporting \u200dsightings of\u200c strange objects in the night \u200bsky. During a news briefing,John Kirby,the \u200cNational Security communications adviser,attempted to downplay these concerns,suggesting they \u200dmay stem \u2064from misunderstandings and claiming there was \u2063no evidence linking the sightings to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-compares-biden-admins-social-media-censorship-to-mafia-style-tactics-as-biden-lawyers-claim-no-proof-of-coercion\/\" title=\"Judge likens Biden administration&#039;s social media censorship to mafia tactics; Biden lawyers deny coercion evidence.\">national security \u2062threat<\/a>. Though, residents\u2063 and officials in\u2062 New Jersey, including Rep. Jeff Van Drew, have expressed \u2063frustration, arguing that the objects may actually be drones \u200claunched from an Iranian &#8220;mothership.&#8221; Local officials have challenged Kirby&#8217;s assessment, citing their\u200d own experiences with \u200cfrequent sightings. Critics of Kirby\u2019s credibility reference his history in public service, especially during the Obama management, and express\u200b doubt \u2062about his reassurances regarding the aerial \u2062phenomena. The article highlights a growing divide\u200d between\u200d official\u200b statements and public perception, as many residents continue to believe in \u2063the reality of what they observe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Joe Biden White House wants Americans to believe John Kirby over their own lying eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Americans looking for answers about a flurry of continuous, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-jersey-residents-disturbed-mysterious-objects-appearing-sky-night-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unexplained aerial activity<\/a> over New Jersey didn&rsquo;t get a lot of help from the White House National Security communications adviser on Thursday, when Kirby used a news briefing to downplay concerns about potential danger in the strange, nighttime sightings.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Kirby &mdash; a man with his own credibility problems &mdash; ended up infuriating local officials and residents who&rsquo;ve actually witnessed the phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>Since late November, the objects have been spotted regularly over northern New Jersey, appearing and disappearing without explanation.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Republican, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-reveals-iranian-mothership-intruding-us-says-trump-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went public<\/a> with the charge &mdash; based on what he called &ldquo;very qualified sources&rdquo; &mdash; that the objects were actually drones being launched from an Iranian &ldquo;mothership&rdquo; off the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>At the briefing on Thursday, Kirby claimed all those sightings are just misunderstandings from observers on the ground.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Kirby on drone activity in and around New Jersey: &ldquo;We have no evidence at this time that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-times-person-of-the-year-interview-trump-details-plans-to-use-military-to-deport-migrants-and-us-aid-to-ukraine-to-negotiate-end-of-war-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"In Time\u2019s Person of the Year interview, Trump details plans to use military to deport migrants and US aid to Ukraine to negotiate end of war - Washington Examiner\">reported drone sightings pose<\/a> a national security or a public safety threat or have a foreign nexus&hellip; We have not been able to&hellip;corroborate any of the reported visual sightings.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xfxFaJQUaN\">pic.twitter.com\/xfxFaJQUaN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1867283595619930459?\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Using very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-no-evidence-reported-drone-flights-pose-threat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House says &#039;no evidence&#039; reported drone flights pose threat - Washington Examiner\">sophisticated electronic detection technologies provided<\/a> by federal authorities, we have not been able to &mdash; and neither have state or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-times-person-of-the-year-interview-trump-details-plans-to-use-the-military-to-deport-migrants-and-u-s-aid-to-ukraine-to-negotiate-end-of-war-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"In Time\u2019s Person of the Year interview, Trump details plans to use the military to deport migrants and U.S. aid to Ukraine to negotiate end of war - Washington Examiner\">local law enforcement authorities &#038;mdash<\/a>; corroborate any of the reported visual sightings,&rdquo; he said, as recorded by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2024\/12\/12\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-national-security-communications-adviser-john-kirby-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House transcript<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To the contrary, upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So, those ignorant knuckledraggers in New Jersey don&rsquo;t know drones from planes and helicopters?<\/p>\n<p>Jacqui Heinrich, Fox News senior White House correspondent, didn&rsquo;t let the statement go unchallenged.<\/p>\n<p>When the briefing opened for questions, she drilled down hard. Citing concerns from elected officials about the activity occurring &ldquo;near critical infrastructure, sensitive locations, including reservoirs and military installations,&rdquo; she stated the obvious about Kirby&rsquo;s claim.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can you make that make more sense?&rdquo; she asked. &ldquo;Because I think people in New York and New Jersey see drones the size of an SUV over their house every night and think that that doesn&rsquo;t make any sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One of them is Sam Morris, mayor of Mine Hill Township, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/video\/nj-mayor-calls-john-kirbys-drone-comments-ridiculous-116739466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> on Thursday, Morris blasted Kirby&rsquo;s statement as &ldquo;ridiculous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would invite Mr. Kirby to Mine Hill. Come on out, Mr. Kirby, and let&rsquo;s go out one night about 9:30, 10 o&rsquo;clock,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll go out behind my town hall, and you can count them with me all night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New Jersey Mayor Sam Morris says that Kirby&rsquo;s drone statements are ridiculous<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would invite Mr. Kirby to Mine Hill&hellip; I&rsquo;ll go out behind my town hall, and you can count em with me all night.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYcDM9zIYg\">pic.twitter.com\/yYcDM9zIYg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Red Panda Koala (@RedPandaKoala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedPandaKoala\/status\/1867339927882735634?\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And it&rsquo;s not just Mine Hill. Morris cited a report from a neighboring town, where &ldquo;there&rsquo;s anywhere from 30 to 40 [sightings] a night, and every night they&rsquo;re in the same place doing the same things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I have to say, Mr. Kirby, that&rsquo;s a lot of nonsense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many agreed, including Rich Zeoli, a conservative radio host in Philadelphia, who sarcastically summed up Kirby&rsquo;s explanation as the objects being &rdquo; just a guy with a couple of drones he got at Best Buy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kirby: don&rsquo;t worry about all the drones in the sky. It&rsquo;s just a guy with a couple of drones he got at Best Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dmmn68Cdqu\">pic.twitter.com\/dmmn68Cdqu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rich Zeoli (@Richzeoli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Richzeoli\/status\/1867351743623045247?\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And there plenty of others critics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They either don&rsquo;t know, don&rsquo;t care or lying about it. I think they are lying.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DEPLORABLE ULTRA MAGA Susan (@susanbnj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susanbnj\/status\/1867326355010203697?\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">so, to recap: the drones aren&rsquo;t foreign, aren&rsquo;t u.s. government, and are not uaps.<\/p>\n<p>they are not a threat to civilians or national security.<\/p>\n<p>and according to kirby, the government can&rsquo;t corroborate any visual sightings.<\/p>\n<p>are people in new jersey [nj] experiencing mass&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYKa282RDQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/EYKa282RDQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TLnyGkL9Q3\">pic.twitter.com\/TLnyGkL9Q3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#120444;&#120432;&#120449;&#120456; &#120449;&#120446;&#120438;&#120436;&#120449;&#120450; (@WoodsandWander) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WoodsandWander\/status\/1867557384903888974?\">December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reporter: &ldquo;can you make that make more sense? Because it&rsquo;s car-sized aircraft flying around in the sky.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kirby: &ldquo;duhh derp plplplpl duuhrr&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/12O0ZGqL4F\">pic.twitter.com\/12O0ZGqL4F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr Frensor (@drfrensor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drfrensor\/status\/1867351022831612195?\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Kirby&rsquo;s credibility, it&rsquo;s important to remember that he was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/About\/Biographies\/Biography\/Article\/2509734\/john-f-kirby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spokesman for the State Department<\/a> during the final years of the Obama administration &mdash; a White House that was infamous for lying to the American people and getting away with it thanks to a coddling White House press corps.<\/p>\n<p>(As State Department mouthpiece, Kirby helped sell the country Obama&rsquo;s Iran nuclear deal &mdash; which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-tightens-noose-around-irans-economy-destroying-last-vestige-obamas-bad-nuclear-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was later renounced<\/a> by President Donald Trump only for the Biden administration to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-biden-admin-takes-1st-step-toward-rejoining-iran-nuclear-deal-undoes-tough-trump-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">try to revive it<\/a>, unsuccessfully, with John Kirby back on the scene.)<\/p>\n<p>In the Biden years, he&rsquo;s been talked about as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-bidens-offhand-remark-set-stage-toxic-kjp-kirby-press-secretary-rivalry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rival and potential replacement<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kjp-roasted-absolutely-insane-claim-wh-podium-maybe-biggest-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serial liar Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> as White House press secretary.<\/p>\n<p>In short, however much conservatives might normally honor a man who spent a career in military service, ending up with the rank of Navy rear admiral, John Kirby&rsquo;s record over the past decade-plus of public life doesn&rsquo;t instill confidence &mdash; and Thursday&rsquo;s news conference didn&rsquo;t help.<\/p>\n<p>Sane Americans will trust their lying eyes instead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During a news briefing, Kirby dismissed concerns about ongoing mysterious aerial activity in New Jersey, frustrating local officials and residents who have witnessed the phenomena. Since late November, these unidentified objects have been frequently seen in northern New Jersey. Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew claimed that they might be drones launched from an Iranian &#8220;mothership&#8221; off the East Coast. At the briefing, Kirby suggested that these sightings were simply misunderstandings and stated there was no evidence linking them to national security threats or foreign involvement. He asserted that many reported sightings were likely just lawful manned aircraft. 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