{"id":2396320,"date":"2025-01-28T20:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T01:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-white-house-announces-findings-regarding-mysterious-drone-sightings\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T20:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T01:51:57","slug":"trump-white-house-announces-findings-regarding-mysterious-drone-sightings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-white-house-announces-findings-regarding-mysterious-drone-sightings\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump White House Announces Findings Regarding Mysterious Drone Sightings"},"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\">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-white-house-announces-findings-regarding-mysterious-drone-sightings%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=2396320&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>During her first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a>, White House Press Secretary\u200b Karoline Leavitt reported that the unusual drone \u2064sightings over New Jersey\u2062 were authorized by the Federal Aviation Governance \u2064(FAA)\u200c for \u200dresearch and \u200bhobbyist purposes, dismissing them as \u200da\u2063 threat. President Donald Trump&#8217;s statement noted that curiosity among drone enthusiasts contributed to the increasing \u2064sightings but emphasized that\u200b these drones did not pose a danger\u200c to <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>.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, speculation about the drones&#8217; \u2064origins included concerns of \u2062a foreign adversary, such\u2063 as Iran, launching them from offshore. \u2062Though, the \u2064Pentagon rejected these \u2064claims, affirming there \u200dwas no \u2062evidence of foreign involvement. FBI Assistant Director Robert \u2064Wheeler\u2062 mentioned that while the FBI was investigating\u2064 the \u200csightings, the source remained unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested\u200c that the \u200cmilitary had the capability to track the drones to\u2063 their origins.His reluctance to disclose data\u200d indicated some knowlege about them,while\u2063 his remarks about \u200bFAA authorization hinted at possible governmental connections to the drone flights. the situation sparked\u2064 public concern but was\u2063 characterized\u200b by official statements as non-threatening and\u200d under control.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday at the start of her first briefing the source of the strange drone sightings over New Jersey in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do have news directly from the president of the United States,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-reporter-immediately-notices-big-difference-karoline-leavitt-conducts-press-briefing-compared-kjp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leavitt<\/a> told the news media, reading a statement from President Donald Trump in which he said, &ldquo;After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational and private individuals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-new-jersey-drones-were-not-the-enemy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House says New Jersey drones were \u2018not the enemy\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">enjoy flying drones<\/a>. In time, it got worse due to curiosity,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was not the enemy,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is incredible. The Biden administration let the whole country freak out for weeks about drones and a possible drone threat when they approved the damn drones. Why did they help create panic instead of telling the truth and calming people down? Lunacy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A48UraHzQe\">pic.twitter.com\/A48UraHzQe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1884305876829532536?\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were numerous sightings of large numbers of drones, some of which reportedly were moving overland from the ocean, prompting some to speculate whether a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-reveals-iranian-mothership-intruding-us-says-trump-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreign adversary<\/a>, like Iran, was launching them from a ship off the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Then-Defense Department deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters in mid-December, &ldquo;At this time, we have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the notion the drones were being launched from the sea, she said, &ldquo;There is not any truth to that. There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there&rsquo;s no so<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-reveals-iranian-mothership-intruding-on-us-says-trump-is-in-danger\/\" title=\"Congressman Reveals Iranian \u2018Mothership\u2019 Intruding on US, Says Trump Is in Danger\">-called mothership launching drones<\/a> towards the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; JUST IN: The Pentagon is now DENYING earlier report from a NJ Congressman of a so-called &ldquo;mothership&rdquo; from Iran launching drones from off the coast of the Eastern U.S.<\/p>\n<p>What is going on? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KKJo2Jd3Ef\">pic.twitter.com\/KKJo2Jd3Ef<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1866931892676915654?\">December 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So the Biden administration discounted the possibility that the drones were from a foreign foe.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the same time, FBI Assistant Director Robert Wheeler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-reveals-iranian-mothership-intruding-us-says-trump-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testified<\/a> before the House Homeland Security Committee that the agency did not know the source of the drones, but was &ldquo;actively investigating&rdquo; the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Then-President-elect Trump told reporters last month, &ldquo;The government knows what is happening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, our military knows where they took off from,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;If it&rsquo;s a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went. And for some reason, they don&rsquo;t want to comment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President-elect Trump on drones: &ldquo;The government knows what is happening. Look, our military knows where they took off from. If it&rsquo;s a garage they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went. For some reason they don&rsquo;t want to comment.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JdITHAv4KJ\">pic.twitter.com\/JdITHAv4KJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1868704259031617901?\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A reporter also asked Trump whether he had received a briefing regarding the drones, to which he responded, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to comment on that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That response suggested that he had some knowledge of the source of the drones, but was honoring the Biden administration&rsquo;s wishes to not reveal it.<\/p>\n<p>His general response on Tuesday about the flights being authorized by the FAA without further elaboration would seem to indicate the flights were government-related, perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">involving national security issues<\/a>.<\/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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Many of these drones were operated by hobbyists and private individuals who enjoy flying them. The situation escalated due to curiosity.&#8221; Trump emphasized, &#8220;This was not a threat.&#8221; This revelation raises questions about why the Biden administration allowed public concern to grow regarding potential drone threats when they had approved these flights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2396321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Drones-WH-Press-briefing.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46728,4505,3634,48831,32127],"class_list":["post-2396320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drone-sightings","tag-military","tag-trump","tag-unexplained-phenomena","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Drones-WH-Press-briefing.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396320","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396320"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396324,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396320\/revisions\/2396324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}