John Kirby went on Fox News to ‘assure’ the nation that those mysterious drones are legal and lawful.
Nothing to see here.
It’s just a bunch of hobbyists.
Officials are saying they are probably harmless, registered drones.
The Pentagon added this happens all the time, saying over 8,000 drones fly daily in U.S. airspace.
Kirby is basically saying it’s not anything shady or espionage. It’s just a lot of people having fun with their remote toys. So stop noticing them.
But a lot people aren’t buying this explanation.
Something feels off.
Something interesting from @BretBaier's interview with White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby…
Kirby said it's the federal government's assessment that these are lawful drones "flying for the common good."
Our report tonight. pic.twitter.com/F9OTz4k4AK
— Nate Foy (@foymeetsworld) December 17, 2024
Fox News reports:
White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said the White House’s assessment, in coordination with the FBI and state and local officials, is that the mysterious drones flying over the country are in fact “legal” and “lawful.”
Kirby told Fox News anchor Bret Baier Monday on “Special Report” they’ve examined roughly 5,000 sightings and to date, their analysis is “lawful, legal, commercial hobbyist and even law enforcement aircraft activity,” is responsible for the sightings.
“Some of it’s manned, some of it’s unmanned. We absolutely acknowledge that a lot of these are probably drones, but they’re flying legally. And it is legal to fly drones in non-restricted airspace as long as you’re registered with the [Federal Aviation Administration] FAA and there’s thousands and thousands of these kinds of flights every single day,” he added.
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a press conference Monday there are more than 1 million drones registered with the FAA in the United States, and that more than 8,000 drones are lawfully flown every day.
An FBI official said over the weekend their Newark office created a tip line in early December to deal with the number of calls related to reported drone sightings in New Jersey.
Since Dec. 3, they have received 5,000 tips through that national tip line and of those 5,000, “less than 100 leads have been generated and deemed worthy of further investigative activity,” according to the official.
I love that no one is buying this potential UFO psyop.
It’s just some drones. And I have a feeling they won’t be up there for much longer.
Very clear footage of a UFO/UAP/Drone in New Mexico#UFOSightings #UFOTwitter #Ufox #ufomania #UAPTwitter #uapX #dronesightings #alieninvasion pic.twitter.com/kCjxr14ntS
— UFO mania (@maniaUFO) December 16, 2024
🚨 NEW: Biden adviser John Kirby says the White House KNOWS whose drones are flying over New Jersey
“Our assessment is that these are legal and lawful drones”
So they lied. Again. These are US government-related drones.
The question now is WHY they keep lying to us about whose… pic.twitter.com/pkDNaZrMm8
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 17, 2024
This post sums up the generally feeling about Kirby’s explanation.
People aren’t buying his jumbled story.
Kirby explaining the drone sightings…
“These are not the drones you’re looking for.” pic.twitter.com/4ddqHfzwJk— theconservativechica (@theconsrvchica) December 13, 2024
Kirby explaining the drone sightings…
“These are not the drones you’re looking for.” pic.twitter.com/4ddqHfzwJk— theconservativechica (@theconsrvchica) December 13, 2024
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