“It’s Not a Major Breach”: Joe Biden Downplays China Spy Balloon That Flew Over US for a Week

A day after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the U.S. military had to shut down communications and movements last week as the China spy balloon flew over strategic military bases during its week-long flyover of the United States from Alaska to South Carolina before being shot down just offshore, Joe Biden said it was “not a major breach.”

Biden made the comment during an interview with Noticias Telemundo by reporter Julio Vaqueiro taped earlier Thursday in Tampa, Florida.

Julio Vaqueiro: And wasn't it a major security breach for the United States, just the fact that the balloon came into the airspace?

President Biden: No. pic.twitter.com/xHOHTNUn7P

— Matt Viser (@mviser) February 9, 2023

Interview excerpt with English subtitles via Fox:

https://twitter.com/Supercarcat13/status/1623848026589601793

Full interview:

The House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution (419-0) on Thursday condemning China for its “brazen violation of United States sovereignty.”