Biden insists drones pose ‘no sense of threat’ in first comments viewed with mystery

Biden reacted to the drone sightings after lawmakers across the US demanded answers about the mysterious flights.

President Biden broke his silence on the alarming number of drone sightings in the tri-state area, insisting there is “no sense of threat” associated with unexplained flights.

“Obviously there is nothing nefarious, but they are conducting a thorough investigation,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday.

“We are keeping a close eye on this, but there is no threat of danger yet,” the 82-year-old president said.

“There are a lot of drones authorized out there,” Biden said. “I think somebody started it and they all – everybody wanted in on the deal,” he said, possibly referring to the “copycat” theory, which has been floated as a possible source of the flood of drone sightings. Has been done

Biden’s statements reiterated his administration’s claim that the public does not need to worry about unidentified flying objects, which he claims are primarily manned aircraft.

The FBI, FAA, Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security said in a joint statement Monday that there is no cause for concern.

The agencies said, “Our assessment is that sightings to date include a combination of legitimate commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars that have been mistakenly reported as drones.” Has been done.”

The first drone sighting was reported in New Jersey on November 18.

Since then, the feds revealed they have fielded more than 5,000 tips, of which about 100 require further investigation, according to federal agencies.

Despite assurances from the government that drones are not sinister in nature, there have been calls from elected officials for an explanation behind the shocking sight.

Drone-detection equipment was deployed in New Jersey over the weekend, according to Governor Phil Murphy.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the federal government to use recently declassified radar technology to get to the bottom of the mystery.

President-elect Donald Trump accused Biden and his administration of hiding the truth about the source of the drones.

“The government knows what’s going on,” Trump said Monday. “Look, our military knows where they take off — if it’s a garage, they can go straight to that garage. . They know where it came from and where it went, and for some reason they don’t want to comment,” the president-elect said.

“And I think they’d better say what it is. Our army knows and our President knows. And for some reason, they want to keep people confused.