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LetMyPeopleVote

(153,746 posts)
Mon Feb 6, 2023, 09:11 PM Feb 2023

Biden admin offers to brief Trump officials on past Chinese spy balloon incursions

This would be a fun meeting to watch



https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/05/trump-officials-deny-chinese-spy-balloons-00081257

The Biden administration is willing to brief former Trump officials on newly discovered intelligence that China sent spy balloons into U.S. airspace during their time in charge.

The offer, described by senior Biden administration officials on Sunday night, comes as former President Donald Trump and senior members of his national security team say they were never briefed on such an incursion by a Beijing-sent aircraft.

“This information was discovered after the prior administration left. The intelligence community is prepared to offer key officials from the Trump administration briefings on [China’s] surveillance program,” one of the officials said. The official, along with several others, asked not to be named in order to discuss sensitive information.

Briefers would also be willing to discuss Beijing’s similar operations in East Asia, South Asia and Europe over the last several years, the official said.

The proposal to brief the Trump officials is the latest development following the military’s shootdown of a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday, seven days after it entered U.S. airspace. Republicans and former Trump officials said this week that they would have downed the airship as soon as it appeared, and criticized President Joe Biden for waiting until the balloon was over water before bringing it down.

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Biden admin offers to brief Trump officials on past Chinese spy balloon incursions (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 OP
cool republianmushroom Feb 2023 #1
Probably in a US PDB that Trump didn't bother to read. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #2
The real hoot would be if that PDB was in the cache of documents retrieved from Mar-a-Lardo Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #8
Brilliant.. Brief that Bloated Fuck & Cha Feb 2023 #3
Great idea! Do it on live TV while you're at it... Wounded Bear Feb 2023 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Dum Aloo Feb 2023 #5
After taking office, Biden quickly ordered stronger defenses against Chinese espionage LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #6
NORAD protects our air space Tickle Feb 2023 #7
Maybe your spawn get more business in China Captain Zero Feb 2023 #9
Kick kick kick Hekate Feb 2023 #10

Response to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

LetMyPeopleVote

(153,746 posts)
6. After taking office, Biden quickly ordered stronger defenses against Chinese espionage
Tue Feb 7, 2023, 02:04 AM
Feb 2023

Biden had a job to do. A job that TFG ignored


Tickle

(2,936 posts)
7. NORAD protects our air space
Tue Feb 7, 2023, 05:02 AM
Feb 2023

They detected the balloon as it was on its way to Alaska. An anonymous source told NORAD that they missed the balloons that came under TFG. 😂 Crazy 🤣 I don't believe in anonymous sources but that's me

Captain Zero

(7,416 posts)
9. Maybe your spawn get more business in China
Tue Feb 7, 2023, 05:17 AM
Feb 2023
The less spycraft you detect from China?


I think it was looking at electrical grids.
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