NJ state representative calls Homeland Security briefing ‘amateur hour’ over drone incident

A New Jersey politician fed up with a Homeland Security briefing about a drone incident in the state called the meeting “amateur time” that offered “no answers.”

NJ State Rep. Brian Bergen walked out of Wednesday’s “useless” meeting blaming the federal government for a lack of response to rogue drones that have been seen flying over the Garden State since Nov. 18.

“I walked out because it was useless. It was the greatest amateur hour presentation I have ever seen about anything. It was ridiculous. There was no answer,” Bergen told News Nation After an early exit from the powwow.

“They don’t know where the drones are coming from. They don’t know who’s doing it, they don’t know why they’re doing it, but they say there is no credible threat,” the state representative added.

Bergen, who served as an Apache helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army, expressed further frustration at the federal government’s apparent lack of action in the matter of tracking the mysterious flights.

“In my opinion, it’s a complete lack of effort in trying to figure this out. It’s not about ability. We have the technology, we have the people, we have the training, we have the resources, we have the money, it’s just a lack of effort,” the frustrated New Jersey representative told the outlet.

The Army veteran was incredulous that federal officials were able to claim there was no active threat while still being unable to identify the craft’s operators.

“They’re saying, ‘No danger’ but how do they know? They don’t know anything,” Bergen told NewsNation. “They don’t know what it is, they don’t know where it comes from, They don’t know anything.”

Bergen described the meeting as “the biggest amateur hour briefing (he) has ever been to.”

Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said at a press conference on Wednesday that there is “no evidence” that the drones are being operated by a foreign adversary — but she offered no explanation or theory about what exactly. Who was operating the mysterious flyers in the U.S.?

The drones – described as the size of small cars – were first seen last month flying near the US military research and manufacturing facility Picatinny Arsenal and President-elect Trump’s golf course in Bedminster.