Americans are confused and concerned about the drone sightings that began in New Jersey and have started to be seen in other states and the lack of a response or answers from the federal government has only brought more consternation from citizens.<\/p>\n
President-elect Donald Trump had a response to the madness and a suggestion for the administration of President Joe Biden in a post on TruthSocial.<\/p>\n
\u201cMystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our government\u2019s knowledge. I don\u2019t think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
More frustrating is that the federal government\u2019s only response so far is to suggest that people are misinterpreting what they are seeing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security\u202for public safety\u202fthreat or have a foreign nexus. The FBI, DHS and our federal partners, in close coordination with the New Jersey State Police, continue to deploy personnel and technology to investigate this situation and confirm whether the reported drone flights are actually drones or are instead manned aircraft or otherwise inaccurate sightings,\u201d the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security said in a joint press release.<\/p>\n
\u201cHistorically, we have experienced cases of mistaken identity, where reported drones are, in fact, manned aircraft or facilities. We are supporting local law enforcement in New Jersey with numerous detection methods but have not corroborated any of the reported visual sightings with electronic detection. To the contrary, upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft, operating lawfully. There are no reported or confirmed drone sightings in any restricted air space,\u201d the agencies said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe take seriously the threat that can be posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which is why law enforcement and other agencies continue to\u202fsupport New Jersey and\u202finvestigate\u202fthe reports.\u202fTo be clear, they\u202fhave uncovered no such malicious activity or intent at this stage. While there is no known malicious activity occurring in New Jersey, the reported sightings there do, however, highlight the insufficiency of current authorities,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
Republican and Democrat elected leaders have shared their frustration with the federal government\u2019s response.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been a little frustrated,\u201d New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker said to reporters. \u201cThere hasn\u2019t been enough transparency letting people know what\u2019s happening. It\u2019s allowing a lot of potential misinformation to spread, or at least fear. We should know what\u2019s going on over our skies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have agencies and organizations from the government that should be able to provide a lot more information than the public has,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal was in agreement with the president-elect on what should be done about the drones.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should be doing some very smart intelligence analysis and take them out of the skies, especially if they\u2019re flying over airports or military bases,\u201d he said. \u201cThey should be shot down, if necessary, because they\u2019re flying over sensitive areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hearing from constituents in the metropolitan area around New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, who are really terrified by these drones flying unidentified over airports and military bases,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
New Jersey Republican Rep. Chris Smith was furious with the federal government\u2019s response.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cI asked Secretary Mayorkas at a briefing, a Zoom briefing, why we can\u2019t follow them, find out where they\u2019re going,\u201d the representative said to reporters. \u201cThey\u2019re coming from somewhere. \u2026 You can\u2019t seem to do that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy can\u2019t we follow them and find what their origin is? Many of them seem to be coming from the ocean,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve written Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asking the Pentagon to authorize the use of force to down one or more of these unmanned threats to uncover the mystery, bring them down over the ocean, over an area where there\u2019s no population,\u201d Smith added. \u201cBring them down and find out who\u2019s doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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