A New Jersey state senator believes the federal government’s relative silence and attempts to downplay concerns over weeks of drone sightings indicates that they are attempting to “hide” information that would cause mass panic if the public were to find out.
Numerous Biden Administration officials have attempted to downplay the drone sightings, which were first reported about a week before Thanksgiving. Drones were initially spotted around sensitive military installations, though the sightings have expanded to residential and waterfront areas in New Jersey, while sightings have also been reported in New York, Pennsylvania and as far north as Connecticut.
Several Biden Administration officials, including national security communications advisor John Kirby and FBI Director Christopher Wray, have downplayed the drone sightings and chalked the majority of them up to commercially available drones or misidentified airplanes. “We haven’t seen anything unusual. We know of no threat. Secondly, we have gone to Congress repeatedly asking for more authority to counter drone activity and we have also asked for more authority to give to the state and local officials under our supervision because it correctly notes those authorities need to be expanded,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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