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Trump Calls For The U.S. To “Shoot Down The Balloon”
The Free Press-Tampa ^ | 02/03/2023 | Mike Jenkins

Posted on 02/03/2023 11:34:04 AM PST by Conservativetpa

Former President Donald Trump called for the U.S. to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon that is currently over the central United States.

Trump made his comments in a Friday post on Truth Social, writing: “SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON.”

(Excerpt) Read more at tampafp.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: balloon; china; trump
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To: ASOC

What international law do you base your assertion on?


21 posted on 02/03/2023 12:01:37 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: WalkerinSC

Trump is right once again. The people running things have sold out to Peking.


22 posted on 02/03/2023 12:01:37 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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To: nobody in particular
it's simply confusion on the u.s. government. The chinese indicated: " we will fry this barroon over your country whether you like it or not...
23 posted on 02/03/2023 12:02:37 PM PST by SGCOS (not vaccinated for covid and never will be)
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To: Conservativetpa

Who knows? It might be a US balloon designed to pick up weak radio signals from China and Russia. Much like a balloon over the US was designed to do IN 1947. It crashed and became the “FIRST UFO CRASH NEAR ROSWELL NEW MEXICO!”


24 posted on 02/03/2023 12:02:56 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”)
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To: one guy in new jersey
Re puncture: Uhh..that’s what happens when you shoot down a balloon.

Of course. But can you just poke some holes in it so it comes down slow, and you can inspect the "weather" electronics for data? Or does it have to get blasted and come down fast? I don't know the answer.

25 posted on 02/03/2023 12:06:42 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Nateman

I h ope you don’t mind, but I just posted that photo on GAB.


26 posted on 02/03/2023 12:11:56 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

That is fine by me because GAB is where my hotlink goes to. Facebook is sending people to Facebook jail if you post it on Facebook.


27 posted on 02/03/2023 12:18:53 PM PST by Nateman (If Mohammad was not the Anti Christ Mad Moe definitely comes in as a Strong second..)
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To: Conservativetpa


28 posted on 02/03/2023 12:19:18 PM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: WalkerinSC
Don’t be the voice of reason. It riles up the mongers and neocons on the board.

You really don't understand what a neocon and war monger is do you.

29 posted on 02/03/2023 12:19:59 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: Conservativetpa

How about this viewpoint.

Just maybe, could our US Dept of Defense have sold the balloon and its spyware to the Chinese?

We already are pretty certain that our US HHS sold the process on how to make the covid virus to the Chinese?

If the balloon is shot down, Biden would have to admit that the spyware was really USA spyware sold to the CCP.


30 posted on 02/03/2023 12:21:31 PM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Safrguns

“Why do people immediately just assume it’s a harmless spy balloon, and not a biological delivery system?”

Or an EMP weapon...


31 posted on 02/03/2023 12:25:09 PM PST by babygene (Make America Great Again)
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To: Conservativetpa

If we are reluctant to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon, will we be as reluctant when Chinese bombers fly over the US? Or has it to do with Joe and Hunter being in Xi’s pocket?


32 posted on 02/03/2023 12:25:42 PM PST by 353FMG (Secretly practicing my Putin swagger..)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Only Fauci and Pfizer know.


33 posted on 02/03/2023 12:28:22 PM PST by 353FMG (Secretly practicing my Putin swagger..)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

“Question: What if they had a nuke to detonate high in the air to burn out every computer we have? An EMP pulse could wreck us in one blast. How big would such a bomb need be? The power grid might be their target.”

EMP only work within the line of sight. At 60000 feet that would be a 500 kilometer radius. And even then the EMP blast decreases with the square of the distance.


34 posted on 02/03/2023 12:34:10 PM PST by babygene (Make America Great Again)
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To: Conservativetpa

Trump should know.

Trump should have shot down those Italian satellites.

Sydney Powell was right.


35 posted on 02/03/2023 12:36:33 PM PST by xyz2
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To: one guy in new jersey

Oh really?

Now who would have thunk!

All you in NJ born as smart asses? Or are you still working on it?


36 posted on 02/03/2023 12:41:02 PM PST by crz
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To: BlackAdderess

Bullets can.


37 posted on 02/03/2023 12:42:02 PM PST by crz
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To: crz

Analyze it’s telemetry and take control of it, land at a safe spot and take it apart. WITH GREAT CAUTION.


38 posted on 02/03/2023 12:46:26 PM PST by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: Conservativetpa

how about we get some moose limbs to fly into that balloon? I hear they’re very good at flying into things.


39 posted on 02/03/2023 12:47:42 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop ( ~~ TRUMP is right about EVERYTHING ! ~~ )
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To: Conservativetpa
Why is the balloon passing over ONLY conservative states?:
Here is the path:
Started in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee, south Carolina
https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1621365996169609217
40 posted on 02/03/2023 12:48:35 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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