Posted on 02/06/2023 2:52:47 PM PST by conservative98
After the Biden administration reportedly said they would like to brief former Trump officials of three alleged prior Chinese spycraft flyovers of North America, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed he had never heard of such operations while he was in office and demanded answers.
On "The Story," anchor Martha MacCallum reported Biden officials have disclosed three prior flyovers of Chinese surveillance balloons, with the caveat that they were not discovered until after President Joe Biden took office in 2021.
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"I can speak for myself: I certainly never became aware that there was a three-bus-sized floating device coming across our country for five days, either CIA director or secretary of state [and] I've talked to others who are on my teams – They don't know anything about it either," he said.
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"This accusation is deeply dangerous that somehow the military hid from its political command and its political authority information that was vital to American security."
MacCallum later noted that while former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper also said he was never aware of the three reported flyovers, two relevant officials who have not spoken out are Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis, Ret., one of Trump's Pentagon chiefs.
Pompeo said neither Milley – who he noted is still in his top military adviser role – nor former Secretary Mattis have spoken out as to whether they knew of the Trump-era Chinese spycraft flyovers.
"I would be shocked if General Mattis knew about it and hadn't shared that with either the CIA director or the secretary of state," he said.
Earlier Monday, House Armed Services Committee member Michael Waltz, R-Fla., echoed calls for Mattis to speak publicly as to whether he had knowledge of the reported flyovers.
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Thank you for that important reminder.
Make that make sense please. Is Trump running as a deep-state candidate too? BOTH men are saying they never heard about China sending balloons over the US during their time in office
Thank you for reading my post.I am concerned about the possibility of espionage and treason taking place under our very noses and not being recognized or being hidden in a closet. We have become naive as a nation.
“Is Trump running as a deep-state candidate too? “
Pompeo has been part of the establishment for 30 years.
This is ridiculous. Everyone and his brother who saw the recent balloon was out making videos. You can buy a digital telescope for under $100 and record from great distances — surely there are still amateur astronomers fooling around and posting stuff on YouTube. Why wouldn’t they have done that during the Trump admin if they had seen a strange balloon?
He may have been referring to a protocol revealing NatSec info-- who gets it first, who tells the POTUS, etc.
Wow, I thought you allegedly had I did my time 20 years with 10+ in the 82d Abn Div and another 8+ at “State” along with enough civil service in the EPA, VA, Dept of Navy USMC and Army Civil Service. I did over 38 years of Federal Service. I live a stone’s throw from Ft Bragg and I love my Country.
Russia is moving so much slower than I thought but NATO has misjudged too Russian tactics.
However, Russia is now over 1.2M in military and the Dumas has called for another 500k army Corps.
It will end with Russian victory. Ukraine lost 16000 kia in June and 20k kia in July.
Russia is very delibert in amassing new military formations to finish taking the 3 break away republics.
Oh, and yes I did work in all the places listed and spent 22 years overseas.
What have you done exactly key board warrior?
Russia isn't moving in any direction but backwards. They have been pushed back continually
You have kept saying "this will end with Russian victory" when Russia has lost of its goals so far and is barely clinging on as is
Sure yeah, we believe you.....
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