House Armed Services Committee chairman Mike Rogers blasted President Biden for his handling of the Chinese spy balloon incident Sunday, demanding answers from the White House.
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., offered a succinct GOP response to President Biden's handling of the
that crossed the United States this weekend, praising the actions of the military but demanding answers from the White House on why they took so long to act.argues that the Biden administration had"hoped to hide" the existence of the balloon from Americans as it crossed from the West Coast to the East Coast. The lawmaker blasted Biden as weak for allowing the balloon to traverse the country before shooting it down, questioning what intelligence the craft may have gathered.
"I applaud our servicemembers for completing a successful mission to neutralize a spy balloon sent by the Chinese Communist Party," Rogers wrote in a statement."I remain deeply concerned by the Biden administration’s decision to allow the spy balloon to traverse the United States." "The Biden administration reportedly learned of the CCP spy balloon on January 28th – nearly a week before residents in Montana spotted the balloon loitering over their state. It’s clear the Biden administration had hoped to hide this national security failure from Congress and the American people. Now, the White House must provide answers about why they decided to allow a CCP spy balloon to cross the United States and what damage to our national security occurred from this decision.
Rogers' statement comes after China fumed over the loss of its balloon Saturday. The U.S. is currently recovering the remains of the craft for inspection.on a civilian unmanned airship by force," China's Foreign Ministry said."The Chinese side has, after verification, repeatedly informed the U.S. side of the civilian nature of the airship and conveyed that its entry into the U.S. due to "The Chinese side has clearly asked the U.S.
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