Neda Torfik
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He's saying he's there just as an outdoorsman on a personal trip. But it does give a little bit of kind of trolling, doesn't it, from the Trumps. And when you look at Panama, again, Donald Trump again complained today that Panama was ripping off the United States by charging U.S. ships higher rates than other countries, that the canal was being operated by China.
He's saying he's there just as an outdoorsman on a personal trip. But it does give a little bit of kind of trolling, doesn't it, from the Trumps. And when you look at Panama, again, Donald Trump again complained today that Panama was ripping off the United States by charging U.S. ships higher rates than other countries, that the canal was being operated by China.
The authorities there have denied that, but clearly China does have an interest as well in the Panama Canal and Donald Trump doesn't like that. So again, these comments really do have to be seen in light of how he wants to position the United States against Russia and China in the future.
The authorities there have denied that, but clearly China does have an interest as well in the Panama Canal and Donald Trump doesn't like that. So again, these comments really do have to be seen in light of how he wants to position the United States against Russia and China in the future.
Look, Donald Trump in these press conferences really does speak kind of on the fly. He doesn't have many scripted remarks. I don't think it's something that he would have stayed away from saying in the future if he felt like it would help him. Again, he knows how to grab attention, how to grab headlines, how to get media attention.
Look, Donald Trump in these press conferences really does speak kind of on the fly. He doesn't have many scripted remarks. I don't think it's something that he would have stayed away from saying in the future if he felt like it would help him. Again, he knows how to grab attention, how to grab headlines, how to get media attention.
And so I think that was a very calculated answer to that question to project strength.
And so I think that was a very calculated answer to that question to project strength.
These are large drones that are the size of bicycles, small cars. When you get close to those drones, they notice those drones kind of turn off their lights and evade police helicopters.
These are large drones that are the size of bicycles, small cars. When you get close to those drones, they notice those drones kind of turn off their lights and evade police helicopters.
Just last night, coming home and being on the phone with family members and us kind of comparing how many drones we were seeing in the sky. I live in Union, New Jersey, and me and my husband counted about three. But my family members live in central Jersey, Somerset, and that's where we've really seen the majority of sightings the last few weeks. Last night, they counted more than 10 in the sky.
Just last night, coming home and being on the phone with family members and us kind of comparing how many drones we were seeing in the sky. I live in Union, New Jersey, and me and my husband counted about three. But my family members live in central Jersey, Somerset, and that's where we've really seen the majority of sightings the last few weeks. Last night, they counted more than 10 in the sky.
My family members and friends who live in that part of New Jersey for a while now have been saying, how are more people not concerned about this? Well, it turns out many people are concerned about this. I mean, the FBI says they've gotten 3,000 tips.
My family members and friends who live in that part of New Jersey for a while now have been saying, how are more people not concerned about this? Well, it turns out many people are concerned about this. I mean, the FBI says they've gotten 3,000 tips.
The Coast Guard has said that they themselves observed a low altitude aircraft in the vicinity of one of their vessels near Island Beach State Park, so on the coast. So now we're seeing this kind of fever pitch of people reporting and why we're seeing so many lawmakers in New Jersey coming out now and speaking openly about this.
The Coast Guard has said that they themselves observed a low altitude aircraft in the vicinity of one of their vessels near Island Beach State Park, so on the coast. So now we're seeing this kind of fever pitch of people reporting and why we're seeing so many lawmakers in New Jersey coming out now and speaking openly about this.
Yeah, we're hearing, for example, from both the White House and the FBI that there's no evidence that these reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus. They say it legally. It's not happening in restricted airspace. They're not even sure these are drones.
Yeah, we're hearing, for example, from both the White House and the FBI that there's no evidence that these reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus. They say it legally. It's not happening in restricted airspace. They're not even sure these are drones.
But what we're hearing from, for example, the New Jersey representative, Josh Gottmeier, is, you know, people can... see for themselves these drones, and that there is a responsibility from the federal government to brief the public more thoroughly, that they're just not sharing enough information.
But what we're hearing from, for example, the New Jersey representative, Josh Gottmeier, is, you know, people can... see for themselves these drones, and that there is a responsibility from the federal government to brief the public more thoroughly, that they're just not sharing enough information.