{"id":2380609,"date":"2024-12-16T15:09:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-on-drones-the-government-knows-what-is-happening\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T15:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:10:54","slug":"trump-on-drones-the-government-knows-what-is-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-on-drones-the-government-knows-what-is-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump On Drones: \u2018The Government Knows What Is Happening\u2019"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-on-drones-the-government-knows-what-is-happening%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=2380609&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 \u200darticle discusses President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s comments regarding recent drone sightings along the East Coast of the United States. During a press event at Mar-a-Lago,Trump expressed uncertainty about whether he had received intelligence briefings on the issue but asserted his belief that the government is aware of more details than it has disclosed. He stated, &#8220;The \u200dgovernment knows what is happening,&#8221; and criticized officials for not providing \u200cclarity, indicating that he couldn&#8217;t imagine the drones \u200dwere threats from enemies. <\/p>\n<p>Mysterious drones have been reported over\u200d several states, including New Jersey and \u2064New York, with some sightings now reaching California. John\u200b Kirby, National \u2062Security\u200c Communications Advisor, noted\u200c that while some confirmed sightings turned out too \u2063be piloted aircraft, others remain unexplained. He emphasized that there is currently no evidence linking the drones to national security risks or foreign entities, and also highlighted the ongoing investigation by the Department of Homeland security and the FBI. Local officials, including New York Governor Kathy Hochul,\u200b have voiced frustrations over the lack of details \u200bfrom federal authorities, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prompting\u200c state-level\u200c investigations<\/a> into the incidents as airport operations were disrupted by drone activity.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5WudXz9fABU\" target=\"_blank\">The Hill \/ YouTube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/16\/trump-on-drone-sightings-the-government-knows-what-is-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Trump%20On%20Drone%20Sightings:%20%E2%80%98The%20Government%20Knows%20What%20Is%20Happening%E2%80%99&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/16\/trump-on-drone-sightings-the-government-knows-what-is-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Trump%20On%20Drone%20Sightings:%20%E2%80%98The%20Government%20Knows%20What%20Is%20Happening%E2%80%99&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/16\/trump-on-drone-sightings-the-government-knows-what-is-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/16\/trump-on-drone-sightings-the-government-knows-what-is-happening\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump%20On%20Drone%20Sightings:%20%E2%80%98The%20Government%20Knows%20What%20Is%20Happening%E2%80%99&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/16\/trump-on-drone-sightings-the-government-knows-what-is-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump declined on Monday to say whether he had been briefed by U.S. intelligence on the series of drone sightings across the East Coast, but he was confident the government knows more than they are telling the public.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The government knows what is happening,&rdquo; Trump told reporters in Mar-a-Lago. &ldquo;Our military knows where they took off from &hellip; They know where it came from and where it went. And for some reason, they don&rsquo;t want to comment, and I think they&rsquo;d be better off saying what it is. Our military knows, and our president knows, and for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1269359781\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t imagine it&rsquo;s the enemy, because if it was the enemy, they&rsquo;d blast it out,&rdquo; the incoming president said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Something strange is going on,&rdquo; Trump added. &ldquo;For some reason, they don&rsquo;t want to tell the people, and they should.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"rBQe81hAbXqFyzcV98ADUEe2GMxiRH0Cnq4fjrO1NhYFRT37SiLK0Ep6bJx5WtgGdSUP9sfvCoYuwaWwu5\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW &ndash; Trump on mystery drones: &#8220;The government knows what is happening&hellip; something strange is going on.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/twNB80Ku8J\">pic.twitter.com\/twNB80Ku8J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/1868703713428455646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Drones have captivated residents in New Jersey and New York for days as mysterious objects roam East Coast skies and are now being spotted in <a href=\"https:\/\/fox5sandiego.com\/news\/local-news\/east-coast-drone-sightings-reach-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many of the corroborated sightings have turned out to be piloted aircraft. I didn&rsquo;t say all of them, and what I said was those are the ones we were able to corroborate,&rdquo; White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/john-kirby-grilled-mysterious-new-jersey-drone-sightings-why-dont-we-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on Fox News&rsquo; &ldquo;The Story&rdquo; last week. &ldquo;There certainly is ones that we have not been able to, and we don&rsquo;t know the answer to it, and I strongly recommend that for folks that are seeing these things and documenting them to share that as they can with the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have no evidence at this time that the <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\">reported drone sightings pose<\/a> a national security or a public safety threat or have a foreign nexus,&rdquo; Kirby also <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=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> reporters at a White House briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are investigating these sightings, and they&rsquo;re working closely with state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> to provide resources, using numerous detection methods to better understand their origin,&rdquo; Kirby added.<\/p>\n<p>State and local officials have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/13\/us\/drone-sightings-new-jersey-investigation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complained<\/a> about a lack of information from the federal government related to the aircraft spotted up and down the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has gone too far,&rdquo; New York Gov. Kathy Hochul reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/-gone-far-ny-gov-calls-federal-assistance-mysterious-drones-shut-airpo-rcna184256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement after drones closed runways at Stewart International Airport. The governor ordered the New York State Intelligence Center to begin its own investigation into the air incursions alongside federal law enforcement, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>A local ABC affiliate in New York <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/ny-nj-drones-latest-federal-government-set-deploy-drone-detection-system-after-slew-sightings-new-york-area\/15662798\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported <\/a>on Monday that the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security &ldquo;deployed infrared cameras and drone detection&rdquo; equipment to assess safety risks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The agencies are also looking at social media and other photos to determine what exactly is in the photos,&rdquo; the outlet reported. &ldquo;Most of the photos and video depict manned aircraft, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-want-everything-pelosis-san-francisco-home-vandalized-with-pigs-head-and-spray-paint\/\" title=\"\u201cWe Want Everything\u201d: Pelosi\u2019s San Francisco Home Vandalized With Pig\u2019s Head and Spray-Paint\">law enforcement source<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Tristan Justice is a national correspondent for The Federalist and the co-author of &#8220;Fat and Unhappy: How &#8216;Body Positivity&#8217; Is Killing Us (and How to Save Yourself).&#8221; He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. 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