President-elect Donald Trump on Monday leveled accusations against President Biden and the Pentagon, suggesting they were withholding details about large drones that had been observed flying over parts of New Jersey and New York.
“The government knows what is happening,” Trump, 78, remarked after representatives from Biden’s administration claimed ignorance despite widespread sightings and even photographs captured by thousands of residents in the Garden State and New York City.
“Look, our military knows where they took off from — if it’s a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went, and for some reason they don’t want to comment,” Trump stated during a comprehensive, 70-minute press conference in Palm Beach, Florida.
“And I think they’d be better off saying what it is. Our military knows and our president knows. And for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense.”
When pressed, Trump avoided directly answering whether he had personally been briefed on the drone incidents, which have sparked both anxiety and widespread speculation.
“I don’t want to comment on that,” he told one journalist.
Elaborating further, he added, “I can’t imagine it’s the enemy. Because if it was the enemy, they’d blast it out — even if they were late, they’d blast it.”
Trump also remarked, “Something strange is going on. For some reason they don’t want to tell the people, and they should.”
In a lighthearted moment, he suggested he might reconsider his weekend travel plans to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
“They’re very close to Bedminster. I think maybe I won’t spend the weekend in Bedminster. I’ve decided to cancel my trip,” he quipped.
White House spokesperson John Kirby, however, recently asserted that federal authorities, along with state and local law enforcement, “have not been able to… corroborate any of the reported visual sightings.”
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took a different stance, advocating for openness and stating that the public deserves clarity.
“New Yorkers have tremendous questions about [the drones]. We are going to get the answers,” Schumer said on Sunday.
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