President Trump Issues Decisive Statement About Mysterious Drones Spotted Over America

A number of large drones have been seen in the skies above New Jersey and beyond, causing concern across the nation that is only exacerbated by the dearth of answers from officials.

For his part, President Donald Trump seems determined to make the tough calls even before he enters office next month for his second term.

As The Hill reported:

“Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shot them down!!! DJT” the incoming president wrote on Truth Social.

The post comes as there have been mounting reports of sightings in New Jersey, New York and, according to Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV, multiple reports of flying objects within Delaware and Philadelphia counties.

The Pentagon on Wednesday denied that any foreign country was behind the mysterious drones that have flown near sensitive U.S. military sites in New Jersey.

Lawmakers from New Jersey and New York — areas that the mysterious drones have flown over — sent a letter Thursday to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Federal Aviation Administration demanding a briefing on the drones.

Even at the end of a year packed with all sorts of major events, these drones have nevertheless been able to capture a tremendous amount of attention:

This drone crap is dangerous and an embarrassment and shows how weak our country is just like the Chinese spy balloon debacle pic.twitter.com/wukblG9zoe

— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) December 11, 2024

The NJ drones are very real. I've seen at least 5 over my house in the last week. I live about 15 minutes from Naval Weapons Station Earle which is an extremely sensitive site and the drones are circling our reservoirs.

Nobody is taking this seriously enough. pic.twitter.com/eSbtmxELoC

— Mike Hahn (@mikehahn_) December 13, 2024

Drones have been flying over my house every single night all night in the Bay Area in California for weeks!! I didn’t think anything until it was out all over the place! I have so many videos! WTF is going on??!’ pic.twitter.com/chsSQfQqQP

— Princess (@Princesschunk15) December 8, 2024

Me, every night in New Jersey waiting for a drone. pic.twitter.com/mphnHf2BsI

— G (@stevensongs) December 11, 2024

AP News provided additional coverage of the ongoing mystery:

This week seems to have begun a new, higher-profile chapter: Lawmakers are demanding (but so far not getting) explanations from federal and state authorities about what’s behind them. Gov. Phil Murphy wrote to President Joe Biden asking for answers. New Jersey’s new senator, Andy Kim, spent Thursday night on a drone hunt in rural northern New Jersey, and posted about it on X.

But perhaps the most fantastic development is the dizzying proliferation of conspiracies — none of which has been confirmed or suggested by federal and state officials who say they’re looking into what’s happening. It has become shorthand to refer to the flying machines as drones, but there are questions about whether what people are seeing are unmanned aircraft or something else.

Here’s what one official in an affected area had to report: