Unidentified drones are still disrupting the skies of the northeastern United States this weekend, while President-elect Donald Trump suggests shooting them down.
“Take them down!!!” Unidentified drones are still disrupting the skies over the northeastern United States this weekend, prompting the governor of New York to ask federal authorities for help, while President-elect Donald Trump has invited himself into the controversy, suggesting that they be shot down.
“It goes too far,” lamented the Democratic governor of the State of New York, the fourth most populous in the United States (20 million inhabitants), emphasizing in a press release on Saturday December 14 that the tracks of a small airport in the region had to close Friday evening for an hour because of the appearance of “new drones”.
Contacted by AFP, the New York airport authority confirmed this brief closure, “following information from the FAA (American aviation regulator) concerning a drone sighting”, without this impacting flights. .
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Unidentified drones
For several weeks, residents of the New York and New Jersey region have been reporting unidentified drone flights in the sky, a phenomenon that is fueling concern, especially since local or national authorities have not provided any answer about their origin.
Videos of light devices flying in the sky have now invaded social networks and local elected officials are criticizing the Biden administration for its supposed inaction.
On Thursday, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tried to reassure from the White House, assuring that there is “no evidence that the reported drones pose a threat to national security or public safety , or that there is a link with foreign countries. According to him, “many of the reported sightings are in fact of piloted aircraft operating legally.”
Trump invites himself into the controversy
Some elected officials, like Republican Representative in the House of Congress Chris Smith, have raised the threat of a foreign state like Russia or China, without any evidence to support it.
Friday, December 13, the President-elect of the United States Donald Trump in turn invited himself into the controversy.
“Mysterious drone sightings all over the country. Could this really be happening without our government knowing? I don't think so! The public needs to know, and right away. If not, shoot them down !!!,” he wrote in a message on his Truth Social network.
