Biden Gives Incomprehensible Answer on New Jersey Drones, Saying There Was Only One That Inspired Hundreds To Take Off

‘Everybody wanted in on their deal,’ Mr. Biden said of a single drone that started the scare.

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Several drones fly over Randolph, N.J., on December 4, 2024. AP

President Biden is giving a seemingly incomprehensible answer to Americans’ concerns about the drones that have been flying in air space above New Jersey and other East Coast states over the course of the last month. Mr. Biden says that there was just one drone that took off in mid-November, and it inspired hundreds of hobbyists to launch their own aircraft for an unknown reason. 

The president has faced fierce pushback from lawmakers of both parties as his administration fails to give coherent answers about what exactly these drones are. The White House originally said that the drones aren’t even there, and that New Jerseyans were seeing nothing more than airplanes. The intelligence community said the same thing to members of Congress on Tuesday. 

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