President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said the Biden administration knows the truth about the flurry of mysterious drones flying around New Jersey and other states along the East Coast.
Mr. Trump said it was not a hostile adversary behind the flying machines that have puzzled residents, lawmakers and law enforcement.
“The government knows what is happening. Look, our military knows where they took off from. If it’s [from] a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went,” he said at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
“And for some reason, they don’t want to comment. I think they’d be better off saying what it is,” he continued. “Our military knows, and our president knows, and for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense.”
Mr. Trump declined to say if he’s received an intelligence briefing on the matter. As president-elect, Mr. Trump does get intelligence briefings.
He said the publicly available evidence indicates the drones are not coming from a foreign enemy.
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“If it was the enemy, they’d blast it out. Even if they were late, they’d blast it. Something strange is going on. For some reason, they don’t want to tell people.”
Federal authorities on Sunday assured panicked Americans that the drones are not a security threat but admitted they don’t know where they came from or who is responsible.
• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.
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