(Tea Party PAC) – After both Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau allowed a Chinese spy balloon to fly through North American airspace and transmit data back to China, both countries now appear gung-ho to shoot things out of the sky.
Republicans are speaking out after the US military shot down a “high-altitude airborne object” on Saturday, asserting that the US is facing an “unprecedented” challenge.
Trudeau informed followers in a tweet that an “unidentified object” over Canadian airspace had been shot down at his command.
“I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace,” Trudeau tweeted. “@NoradCommand shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object.”
I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian and U.S. aircraft were scrambled, and a U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 11, 2023
NORAD told Fox News Digital on Saturday that it identified a “high-altitude airborne object” over Northern Canada.
“Military aircraft are currently operating from Alaska and Canada in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) activities,” the statement said. “NORAD confirms that we have positively identified a high-altitude airborne object over Northern Canada.”
“While we cannot discuss specifics related to these activities at this time, please note that NORAD conducts sustained, dispersed operations in the defense of North America through one or all three NORAD regions,” NORAD added.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued a statement saying that the U.S. military has been working to eliminate this “unprecedented challenge.”
“I once again commend our military, particularly the active duty and guard forces in Alaska, who have literally been working around the clock for weeks tracking and eliminating this unprecedented challenge,” Sullivan tweeted.
I once again commend our military, particularly the active duty and guard forces in Alaska, who have literally been working around the clock for weeks tracking and eliminating this unprecedented challenge,
Below is my full statement on today's unidentified aircraft shoot down: pic.twitter.com/ZeHEREp0RQ
— Sen. Dan Sullivan (@SenDanSullivan) February 11, 2023
Meanwhile, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) remarked that he wants the Biden regime to explain why these objects were shot down but the Chinese spy balloon was permitted to fly over the entire country just last week.
“Can the Biden Admin please explain why they shot down two relatively small ‘objects’ over Alaskan and Canadian airspace this week, but allowed a known Chinese Spy balloon to collect and transmit data about our country for a week before it was brought down?” Rosendale asked.
Can the Biden Admin please explain why they shot down two relatively small “objects” over Alaskan and Canadian airspace this week, but allowed a known Chinese Spy balloon to collect and transmit data about our country for a week before it was brought down? https://t.co/axShNBVMOv
— Matt Rosendale (@RepRosendale) February 11, 2023
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, urged “maximum transparency” after the “object” was shot down.
“I again commend the excellent mission execution by our military men and women from the 11th Air Force and the Alaska Air National Guard, as well as the leadership at Alaska NORAD and NORTHCOM, in taking this object down,” Murkowski declared. “As we learn more about these objects, I will continue to encourage maximum transparency so that Alaskans have the greatest possible understanding of what they are and what we are doing, on the front line of our nation’s defense, to take them safely out of the sky.”
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., stated on Fox News that the Biden regime knows what these “objects” are but are refusing to inform the American people.
“Any suggestion that the administration does not know what these objects are is an absolute lie. There’s no way that an F-22 pilot or any other fighter pilot is going to shoot an object in U.S. airspace or nearby without knowing what that is, or getting clearance once they do identify what that object is. So once again, congress is being kept in the dark right now,” Mace noted.
The U.S. military shot down an “object” that was flying in territorial waters over Alaska on Friday, two were shot down over Canada and on Sunday, a fourth object was shot down over Lake Huron, in Michigan.
Don’t expect any answers from the least transparent regime in US history.
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