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Rubio criticizes Biden delay in addressing suspected Chinese spy balloon

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Congressmen accuse China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites. They say the Biden administration gave Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American airspace. China says it reserves the right to take necessary measures to deal with similar situations. The balloon entered the air defense zone north of the Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28.

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The Guardian

White House rejects Republican fire over wait to down Chinese spy balloon

Pete Buttigieg says president ‘considered safety of American people’ but Marco Rubio criticizes eight-day wait

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Republicans criticize Biden for waiting to shoot down Chinese balloon

Republican U.S. lawmakers on Sunday criticized President Joe Biden for waiting days to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated over the United States, accusing him of showing weakness toward China and initially trying to keep the breach of U.S. airspace undisclosed.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Joe Biden Criticised For Waiting To Shoot Down Chinese Balloon

Republican US lawmakers on Sunday criticized President Joe Biden for waiting days to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated over the United States, accusing him of showing weakness toward China and initially trying to keep the breach of US airspace undisclosed. A US Air Force fighter jet on Saturday shot down the balloon off the coast of South Carolina, a week after it first entered US airspace near Alaska, triggering a dramati…

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

Tapper asks Sen. Rubio about claims of spy balloons during Trump admin

CNN's Jake Tapper asks Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) about a senior US defense official saying there were three instances during the Trump administration that China briefly transited a surveillance balloon over the continental United States.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Marco Rubio: Biden needs to address Americans on Chinese spy balloon

Sen. Marco Rubio pressed President Biden on Sunday to publicly address the American people on the Chinese surveillance balloon that the military shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.

1 year ago·United States

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New York Post

Rubio says China purposely sent balloon to show US in ‘decline’

Sen. Marco Rubio, the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, says China intentionally flew a spy balloon over the US to send the message that America is in "decline.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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