GOP senator calls for investigation into spy balloon handling: 'The American people deserve answers'
SEN. ERIC SCHMITT: …You had a Chinese asset, a Chinese spy balloon. I repeat, a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace for a week. And it's hovering over critical military installations like nuclear missile silos in the Dakotas, Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, home of the B-2 stealth bomber. It made its way over the Saint Louis area, where you have the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and all along the way picking up potentially critical information. But I also think what's important to point out here, Pete [Hegseth], is they were also gaining valuable intelligence on Joe Biden and how he makes decisions, how quickly he makes decisions. And he failed every single one of those tests miserably, which is why I've called for a full investigation. The American people deserve answers here.
The White House said on Friday President Joe Biden would not shoot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon, despite calls from lawmakers and others. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP/Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)
… This is really serious stuff. And, you know, it's time that we start putting America's interests first.
… There's just been a disaster after disaster here, and that's why I think people deserve answers. The American people deserve answers.