{"id":2381384,"date":"2024-12-18T12:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-hawley-frustrated-over-fbi-and-dhs-really-weird-lack-of-information-on-drones-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T12:07:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:07:35","slug":"josh-hawley-frustrated-over-fbi-and-dhs-really-weird-lack-of-information-on-drones-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-hawley-frustrated-over-fbi-and-dhs-really-weird-lack-of-information-on-drones-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Hawley frustrated over FBI and DHS \u2018really weird\u2019 lack of information on drones &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fjosh-hawley-frustrated-over-fbi-and-dhs-really-weird-lack-of-information-on-drones-washington-examiner%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=2381384&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>Senator Josh hawley (R-MO) has expressed frustration over the lack \u2062of \u2062openness from \u2063the\u200d FBI\u200d and\u200d Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding <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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mysterious-aircraft-repeatedly-breach-airspace-at-major-us-military-base\/\" title=\"Mysterious Aircraft Repeatedly Breach Airspace at Major US Military Base\">drone sightings<\/a><\/a>. He criticized the agencies for not addressing\u2062 public\u200b concerns and highlighted a &#8220;fishy&#8221; aspect \u200bof the situation, \u2064noting that \u200bFBI Director Christopher Wray and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas did not testify at \u200ca recent Senate hearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">national security threats<\/a> and have not \u2064rescheduled. Instead, their deputies\u200c are set to provide \u2062testimony in a closed session, \u200dwhich Hawley\u2064 believes indicates a reluctance to\u200d discuss \u2062the matter openly.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Josh Hawley frustrated over FBI and DHS &lsquo;really weird&rsquo; lack of information on drones<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1914721\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-hawley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO) scrutinized the lack of clarity and information from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">nation&rsquo;s security<\/a> officials on the reported drone sightings, questioning why they will not address these concerns publicly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hawley specifically mentioned a &ldquo;fishy&rdquo; aspect of this story, noting how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI<\/a> Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Christopher Wray<\/a> and Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a> bailed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3237284\/christopher-wray-alejandro-mayorkas-senate-fury-public-hearing-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">testifying to the Senate<\/a> for their yearly hearing on &ldquo;threats to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-takeaways-from-fiery-michigan-senate-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Top takeaways from fiery Michigan Senate debate - Washington Examiner\">homeland&#038;rdquo<\/a>; last month and have yet to reschedule this meeting. Another factor contributing to this suspicion, Hawley added, is how Wray and Mayorkas are sending their deputies to testify &ldquo;behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-stands-by-big-lie-that-biden-is-capable-of-the-presidency\/\" title=\"Harris Stands By Big Lie That Biden Is \u2018Capable\u2019 Of The Presidency\">closed doors&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on Thursday instead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They do not want to talk about this in public. They don&rsquo;t want to answer questions about it,&rdquo; Hawley said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>. &ldquo;This is really weird, and it&rsquo;s getting weirder. They need to level with the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2730548&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=649f108a5ed0e6e88537ed09a798a0b5\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hawley shared his own suspicions about the lack of clarity from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House of Representatives<\/a> on these drone sightings, suggesting its members are getting &ldquo;the total run-around&rdquo; on this issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watters jokingly suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rosie\/video\/7448338494902291758?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7329936867989571118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">comedian Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell<\/a> is right in assessing that these drones could be &ldquo;aliens.&rdquo; Hawley chuckled while noting that &ldquo;anything is possible&rdquo; and recalled how the Biden administration did &ldquo;nothing&rdquo; about &ldquo;a Chinese spy balloon&rdquo; last year, referring to how the administration allowed a flying object to travel across the continental United States, including over sensitive military locations, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2062782\/us-sends-divers-to-recover-downed-chinese-spy-balloon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shooting it down<\/a> in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, National Security Council spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kirby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Kirby<\/a> attempted to quell concerns about the drones, saying the information available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3262903\/john-kirby-mystery-drones-currently-legal-aviation-response-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shows they are &ldquo;lawful, legal aviation activity.&rdquo;<\/a> He also stressed they would update the public if any new information contradicts their current assessment of the drones&rsquo; legality.<\/p>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> addressed the drone sightings in a news conference on Monday, claiming President Joe Biden and the military know what these sightings are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3261630\/donald-trump-press-conference-takeaways-tiktok-drones-rfk-jr-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">but that &ldquo;for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense.&rdquo;<\/a> He also suggested he would avoid his Bedminster, New Jersey, resort for the time being.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1914721\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1914721\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Hawley questions FBI and DHS&#8217;s odd silence on drones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2381385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hawley-on-the-Drones-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7492,7237,5591,41012,34799],"class_list":["post-2381384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dhs","tag-drones","tag-fbi","tag-information-security","tag-josh-hawley"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hawley-on-the-Drones-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381384"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381388,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381384\/revisions\/2381388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}