“Shoot down that balloon!” Trump’s demand to the Pentagon
The former president claimed that China has thousands of people undercover in the United States who could be working "even in the government."
Former President Donald Trump sharply criticized Joe Biden for "deliberately allowing" the Chinese spy balloon to continue flying over U.S. skies. The object, detected this Thursday, set off red flags around the country, including those of Trump who, in a press release, accused the current president of being "weak on China”:
Trump went further and claimed that the decision not to shoot down the balloon, which the Pentagon claimed was because they did not want the debris to injure people on the ground, was a direct consequence of Biden's "soft" policy with Beijing:
Trump claims Chinese spies are all over the country
Not only that, the former president claimed that the Chinese balloon is only the latest stunt the Asian country is carrying out in the country. In fact, in statements reported by Breitbart, he said that he is aware that there are many Chinese spies on U.S. soil:
In addition, Donald Trump assured that one of his priorities, should he be elected in the 2024 presidential election, will be to put an end to the threat posed by China to all Americans:
China asks the U.S. to remain calm
While Trump demanded on social media that the balloon be shot down, the director of China's Foreign Affairs Office, Wang Yi, asked the United States to "remain calm" and confirmed that the object is indeed property of his country.
He did so in a press release which was published, as reported by Infobae, after Wang and the nation's Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, spoke about the controversial object: