{"id":2396170,"date":"2025-01-28T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-new-jersey-drones-were-not-the-enemy-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:05:11","slug":"white-house-says-new-jersey-drones-were-not-the-enemy-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-new-jersey-drones-were-not-the-enemy-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House says New Jersey drones were \u2018not the enemy\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-says-new-jersey-drones-were-not-the-enemy-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=2396170&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 White House recently addressed concerns regarding drone sightings over New Jersey, asserting that \u2064these drones do not pose a threat.During her first briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared that President Donald Trump had \u200blooked into the issue, emphasizing that the drones flying\u2062 in \u2062large numbers were \u200cauthorized by the Federal\u200c Aviation administration (FAA) for research and recreational purposes. Leavitt reassured reporters that these drones were not operated by any malicious entities but rather by hobbyists and private\u2062 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Drone sightings intensified in New Jersey last November, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">temporary flight restrictions<\/a> in over 57 municipalities, and previous administrations, including Joe Biden&#8217;s, faced criticism for their \u200black of interaction regarding these\u200d incidents. An FBI official stated that investigations were ongoing to determine the \u200corigins of the drones, but there was no evidence indicating any\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-no-new-proactive-step-on-tiktok-deal-under-biden\/\" title=\"White House: No New \u2018Proactive Step\u2019 on TikTok Deal Under Biden\">security risks<\/a>. John Kirby from the National Security Council added that of the thousands of drone sightings reported, only a small fraction warranted further investigation.\u200b Trump expressed a desire to uncover information about the drone incidents and investigate their \u200borigins during his time in\u2062 office.  <\/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\">White House says New Jersey drones were &lsquo;not the enemy&rsquo;<\/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_1958429\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> Tuesday said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drones<\/a> spotted over New Jersey and other states in the northeast corner of the country last year did not pose a threat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During her first briefing, White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> conveyed &ldquo;news directly&rdquo; from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> about the drones after she said he had undertaken &ldquo;research and study&rdquo; into the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the[[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-aviation-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a>]for research and various other reasons,&rdquo; Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. &ldquo;Many of these drones were also [flown by] hobbyists, recreational and private individuals that enjoy flying drones. In the meantime, in time, it got worse due to curiosity. This was not the enemy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The drone sightings ramped up over New Jersey in November, including by Trump&rsquo;s Bedminster resort, prompting temporary flight restrictions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/2025\/01\/21\/donald-trump-promises-to-uncover-truth-about-mysterious-new-jersey-drone-sightings\/77846082007\/\" title=\"over 57 municipalities\">over 57 municipalities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of information provided by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s administration earned his aides bipartisan criticism. During a congressional hearing last year, an FBI official, Robert Wheeler Jr., told the House that he didn&rsquo;t know what the drones were, setting off a wave of criticism and distrust.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have an answer of who&rsquo;s responsible, one or more people that are responsible, but we&rsquo;re actively investigating,&rdquo; Wheeler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/2024\/12\/10\/drones-over-nj-fbi-congress-dont-know-behind-it\/76896895007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in December. <\/p>\n<p>Former White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Security Council<\/a> spokesman John Kirby sought to better assure the public in December, saying the government has not &ldquo;identified anything anomalous or any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a> or public safety risk&rdquo; with the New Jersey drones.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby said more than 1 million&nbsp;drones&nbsp;are lawfully registered with the FAA for commercial, hobbyist, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriff-laments-sad-fact-that-armed-man-was-released-after-trump-rally-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"California sheriff laments \u2018sad fact\u2019 that armed man was released after Trump rally - Washington Examiner\">law enforcement&#038;nbsp<\/a>;purposes. Of the 5,000 reported drone sightings, only 100 required further investigation using federal, state, and local resources. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump vowed to share information about the spate of drone sightings, which created panic among members of the public, when he took office. While signing executive orders on Day One in the Oval Office, he was asked by a reporter about the drones, and he directed his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would like to find out what it is and tell the people. In fact, I&rsquo;d like to do that,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/2025\/01\/21\/donald-trump-promises-to-uncover-truth-about-mysterious-new-jersey-drone-sightings\/77846082007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump said\">Trump said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Could we find out what that was, Susie? Why don&rsquo;t we find out immediately?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/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_1958429\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1958429\"}});<\/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>White House claims New Jersey drones were &#8216;not a threat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2396171,"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\/2025\/01\/karoline-leavitt-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7237,23344,33096,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2396170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drones","tag-national-security","tag-new-jersey","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/karoline-leavitt-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396170","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396170"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396174,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396170\/revisions\/2396174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}