During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Intel Chair Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) discusses the Biden administration’s response to the discovery of a Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. airspace.
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If this balloon turns out to be a weather apparatus, republicans will look pretty stupid.
Mike, you're dead on. There is no excuse for you whatsoever. Please resign.
Such a deplorable
Good job guys keep it up
This balloon was moot! China has spy satellites like us; they fly planes in and out like us, there spies are all over the US..they, like us have access to water sources and military installations..this is personified hype and propaganda and they will talk about this again and again for the next 2 weeks..politics….weak politics
Hey Turner…The GOP and China are America's adversaries.. Go away.
I have full faith in our mighty military.
Why aren't they talking about the fact that this could easily be an EMP device? An EMP at that height would black out half the country, it would be devastating. Banking, energy, water, communication, everything wiped out.
Stop making excuses. This was a Statement. China now knows that they can do anything they want without fear of retaliation. How much more proof do you need to admit that Biden is their asset?
O f course, the man comes on MTP to do nothing but whine about the Military even though 3 of these sam eballons were allowed across the USA during Trump and none of them were ever shot down, likely for ear of Xi pulling tyhe Chinese Turmp Trademarkes or oreclosing on Turmp $650 million debt there. Turner is just as big a P0S as Cruz. They hate it here and do nothing but try to destroy the country. It never once occurs to this P0S that the country that put a man on the Moon in 1969 maybe wanted the ballon in the air so they could pick a time to retrieve it and what ever it was collecting. It is as if they think the Greatest Military in the World is too stupid to pass thhe 1st Grade. It's likely the Military had a plan from the time it got close to our waters and Turner has no idea what that plan it. He has proven he ould support trump in selling us out to the Russians and Chinese. Why do people keep electing these USA Haters?
This dufus is one more embarrassment to the state of Ohio, nothing but bot air repeating the far-right nonsense. First, let's note that the Pentagon has confirmed that several of these balloons went over during the Trump administration, and we took NO action. Second, shooting down hundreds of pounds of gear and allowing it to fall from the sky over the US is risky! Do you want that falling on your house, killing your child? Third, the Chinese already have the intel this guy is blathering about. We already know the capabilities of this balloon, and allowing it to continue is a big middle finger to China, "Yeah, it's not even worth the bother." Lastly, since we know where it is and its capabilities, it is an exceptional opportunity for counterintelligence operations. Plant the "intel" you want them to see…
They shot it down because the republican snowflakes were crying about it.
Back tracking by Biden to Wednesday is covering his butt!
You'd think China would have had enough intelligence gathering when they gave cash to Trump for the Top Secret intelligence documents on America's nuclear facilities, documents that he stole on his way to being booted out of office? China made a mistake, they thought they were still dealing with Trump, instead of Biden, and that their spy balloon would return safely like it did the previous three times under Trump that we're just now finding out.
Donald J Trump, was a traitor, is a traitor, and will always be a traitor until he draws his last breath, that's just a given, the sun always rises in the East, and Donald J Trump will always sell out America for some cash.
look as this trumplet muppet! Trump wanted to take US out of NATO and this muppet speak about urgentcies about a balloon.
He knows a lot about nothing.
Check the path – the balloon, first spotted by Chief Wild Eagle of the Hekawi Indians, only flew over Red states – and launched mini drones spraying Goof Gas all over the voters. Republicans like Turner are in a real predicament when they step outside the OAN and Failing Fox News bubble.
Chuck can't go 3 mins into the program without trying to bring President Trump into bidens cesspool of an administration sh*t show. No Chuck, no balloons with President Trump and you know it!!
He would have blown this to smithereens.
Chuck needs to be fired.
The military leaders are too focused on pronouns and lgbtq hires….not focused on the real threats. Fire them, wasting our tax payer dollars
Was it fun, I’ll send like 3 more, so you can pop them.
If there's a war with China you can thank the pitiful Republicans for the disrespect they have shown President BIDEN when they should be putting their garbage aside and stand with the CHOSEN PRESIDENT. They're tearing the country apart. Republican Presidents of the past would be ashamed of this disgusting so called party. Kari Lake, Ted Cruz, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, MTG, Bobert, TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP, I hope your happy Mitch you created this monster I hope it was worth those Supreme Court Appointments. Now no one trusts the Supreme Court. Fine job in embarrassing the country around the world and looking weaker then ever before.
What an asz. If we dropped it on land there would not be much left.
He is totally biased. Jerk republican. Irritating.
balloonghazi! Balloongahzi!! BALLOONGHAZI!!!
Biden should be tried for treason.
How does Mikey Turner function? He gave no information. We already know he hates President Biden. Intelligence apparently slides off all that grease. Maybe that’s why he retains nothing
The chicken has come home to roost. The US has been for decades using balloons to spy on others but they have no means nor power to shot them down or protest. Now the US is so threatened by a Chinese balloon. Think of the hundreds of Muslim civilians who lost their lives from US drones raining death from the skies on their hometown.
this feels liked the frenzied flaying of a country that is feels it's in the decline and struggling really hard to maintain a tough façade. There are many other responses then just shooting and it down and cancelling the meeting.
Conveniently ignores 4 balloons entered under trump
Former Defense Sec. Mark Espers on record now stating it's news to him that the Pentagon was aware of a spy balloon during Trump's presidency. Trump's Director of Intel chief John Ratcliffe stated it is a fake story. Also note the Pentagon used an anonymous source for this supposed previous incident during Trump admin.
America is finished and all of our kids are on TikTok. The democrats want to turn our boys jnto girls . Gg
Don't you love idiots like this, let's put our country at risk for his own political gain, how is this guy on the house intelligence committee when he obviously has zero intelligence
i wonder if they will start to shoot down canada geese flying over u.s. airspace
We. See. You! We aren't stupid like the fox viewers are. You don't want to talk about the fact that you excuse trump for any and all things that you want us to freak out about when it's a Democratic president.
Where is American outrage when one of their own high altitude balloons flew over Chinese territory? Is that acceptable? And if so, why is it not acceptable for China to do the same? Under Project Genetrix, US flew more than 500 high-altitude balloons, 50K feet above ground, over China and Russia. So let me ask Americans again, where is your outrage when your government did such a thing to China and Russia?
The whole argument about where to take it down is stupid. Obviously this was Canada's fault.
It's clear that he's just there to trash "the administration". 🙄
Mike is a joke. Not a work of truth in anything that comes out of his mouth. Only blame. Pathetic
Ok, STILL if dude was 72& kept his balence and still had perfect timing on throws I am the Queen of England. How are those hits connected to this?
It was like a Trojan horse indeed.
This surveillance balloon should have been shot down before it had chance to slowly fly into Canada then USA crossing slowly from Montana to South Carolina. It seems this Chinese surveillance balloon 🎈 was sending information directly to the higher satellites China have and without recording any infos inside it. Maybe the Chinese satellites weren't and aren't good enough they needed this surveillance balloon 🎈 as a perfect helping hand to spy better in more specific details. Delays in shooting it down shows that the US leadership is a big danger to the security of all US citizens. Well, xi and Putin are laughing now to how USA shot it down only after a delays of 8 days when first appeared over Canada?????????????????????????!
Seriously sir you are a hypocrite to the highest level no surprise you a republicans