Special Poll
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump voiced concerns about the Biden administration’s handling of recent drone sightings in the Northeast, suggesting that the government is more informed about the situation than it admits.
Speaking to the press at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump implied that the military and other federal agencies know the origin of the drones, saying, “Our military knows where they took off from, and if it’s a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know everything about where it came from and where it went.”
Trump criticized the administration’s lack of transparency, stating, “They should just tell the public what’s going on. Our military and our president are well-informed, yet they choose to keep everyone in suspense for some reason.”
He refrained from confirming whether he had received an intelligence briefing on the matter but minimized the likelihood of a foreign threat, given the lack of an aggressive response from the U.S. “If it were an enemy, they’d make it public immediately. There’s something odd happening here, and for some reason, they’re choosing not to disclose it.”
Contrarily, Biden administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, have dismissed the notion of foreign involvement in the drone incidents. On ABC’s “This Week,” Mayorkas reassured the public, “There’s no question that drones are being spotted. We’ve mobilized additional federal resources, personnel, and technology to support the New Jersey State Police in managing these sightings.”