John Kirby
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We have not been able to, and neither have state or local law enforcement authorities, corroborate any of the reported visual sightings. To the contrary, upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully.
We have not been able to, and neither have state or local law enforcement authorities, corroborate any of the reported visual sightings. To the contrary, upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully.
The United States Coast Guard is providing support to the state of New Jersey and has confirmed that there is no evidence of any foreign-based involvement from coastal vessels. And importantly, there are no reported or confirmed drone sightings in any restricted airspace.
The United States Coast Guard is providing support to the state of New Jersey and has confirmed that there is no evidence of any foreign-based involvement from coastal vessels. And importantly, there are no reported or confirmed drone sightings in any restricted airspace.
Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.
Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.
As I said yesterday, Martha, as soon as we know, we're going to- No, I hear you.
As I said yesterday, Martha, as soon as we know, we're going to- No, I hear you.
Because I'm not going to lie to you or to the American people. I'm not going to say we know something when we don't.
Because I'm not going to lie to you or to the American people. I'm not going to say we know something when we don't.
No, I'm telling you, Martha, I'm telling you, we don't know. Why not just take one down and figure out what's going on? Well, okay, the idea of taking something down, again, you want to worry about public safety. First of all, we don't have enough conclusions to take that kind of a policy action. But let's just assume for a minute, Martha, that we did.
No, I'm telling you, Martha, I'm telling you, we don't know. Why not just take one down and figure out what's going on? Well, okay, the idea of taking something down, again, you want to worry about public safety. First of all, we don't have enough conclusions to take that kind of a policy action. But let's just assume for a minute, Martha, that we did.
I mean, you're not going to want to shoot something down where it could hit somebody's house or hurt somebody. Well, the Coast Guard says that there are 30 of them following one of their ships in the ocean. So would that work? I mean, again, we have to develop the policy options based on what we know we're dealing with here. And we just don't know enough to take those kinds of actions.
I mean, you're not going to want to shoot something down where it could hit somebody's house or hurt somebody. Well, the Coast Guard says that there are 30 of them following one of their ships in the ocean. So would that work? I mean, again, we have to develop the policy options based on what we know we're dealing with here. And we just don't know enough to take those kinds of actions.
As I said yesterday, Martha, as soon as we know, we're going to- No, I hear you.
Because I'm not going to lie to you or to the American people. I'm not going to say we know something when we don't.
No, I'm telling you, Martha, I'm telling you, we don't know. Why not just take one down and figure out what's going on? Well, okay, the idea of taking something down, again, you want to worry about public safety. First of all, we don't have enough conclusions to take that kind of a policy action. But let's just assume for a minute, Martha, that we did.
I mean, you're not going to want to shoot something down where it could hit somebody's house or hurt somebody. Well, the Coast Guard says that there are 30 of them following one of their ships in the ocean. So would that work? I mean, again, we have to develop the policy options based on what we know we're dealing with here. And we just don't know enough to take those kinds of actions.