President Joe Biden on Saturday broke his public silence on the suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting across the U.S., telling reporters “we’re going to take care of it.”
President Joe Biden answers a reporter's question after stepping off Air Force One, Feb. 4, 2023, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
Biden’s comments in Syracuse, N.Y., come as the balloon is hovering over North Carolina, according to local news reports. It was first spotted in Montana on Wednesday. , saying it was a civilian airship used to monitor weather that blew off course due to unexpected wind. The Pentagon has so far cautioned against shooting the balloon down out of fears falling debris could hurt people on the ground.
“Last thing we wanted was for something the size of a school bus to go through the roof of a preschool,”The Chinese airship forced the U.S. military to scramble fighter jets and led Secretary of State Antony Blinken to
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