Trump says NJ drones were 'authorized' after suggesting Biden kept public 'in suspense'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivers remarks during her first daily briefing at the White House, in Washington, Jan. 28, 2025.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesIn December, Trump suggested the Biden administration knew more than it was revealing to the public about the drones, which were spotted throughout the East Coast, though Leavitt did not say whether the drones spotted outside New Jersey were all lawful.
56% : do have news directly from the president of the United States that was just shared with me in the Oval Office, from President Trump directly, an update on the New Jersey drones," Leavitt said.
52% : "They know where it came from and where it went," Trump said.
48% : "However, the Biden administration had on Dec. 16 said in a multiagency statement from the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the FAA and the Department of Defense that though there were indeed drones flying over New Jersey, they constituted a "combination" of lawful aerial activity."Having
26% : of his inauguration, Trump vowed to give a report on drones "about one day" into his administration while speaking with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 9 "because I think it’s ridiculous that they are not telling you about what’s going on with the drones.

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