Posted on 12/13/2024 8:15:22 PM PST by conservative98
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday said the government doesn't have the authority to shoot down drones and believes reports of some sightings are cases of mistaken identity.
Mayorkas appeared on CNN when he was asked about why the federal government doesn't take down one of the many drones that have been spotted across multiple states in recent weeks.
“Our authorities are very limited,” Mayorkas told CNN host Wolf Blitzer, citing missions involving unmanned aircraft conducted by various federal agencies. "We have various authorities that are discreet to their particular missions. We can't just shoot a drone out of the sky."
Mayorkas said officials believe reported drone sightings are “cases of mistaken identity” where drones are actually small aircraft “where people are misidentifying them," noting that some can be purchased at "convenience stores."
“We know of no threat or nefarious activity,” he said.
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Just more BS.
Yes it does.....
NEW: Alejandro Mayorkas says there is nothing they can do about the NJ drones because they don't have the "authority" and suggests people are just mistaking them for drones bought at "convenience stores."
Biggest clown in America.
Mayorkas says people might simply be mistaking the drones for planes...The Secretary of Homeland Security says he is confident the drones are not threats before suggesting Americans were crazy for thinking they could be. "We can't just sh**t a drone out of the sky."
pic.twitter.com/Ln0d43yfFL— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 13, 2024
Do local governments have the authority?
Another democrat on the take.
This guy is useless and reprehensible.
I hope this country can survive the additional 1 month and 1 week of these people in charge...
Yeesh. This is absurd.
That’s a anarcho-communist position. He doesn’t want to shoot it down unless he gets to shoot down all drones and outlaw them altogether.
Biggest pile of horse$(=! Said today...
Since when? Its a massive lie. Media covers by not calling him on it.
If they had a Trump logo on them...
We have an Army that we won’t let patrol the border. A Navy that we won’t let patrol the coast. And an Air Force that we won’t let patrol the sky.
Mayorkus is full of shit
Prosecute
That’s a anarcho-communist position. He doesn’t want to shoot it down unless he gets to shoot down all drones and outlaw them altogether.
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Drones don’t kill people.
Majerkas is the worst liar in government.
And he collected a nice paycheck of taxpayer dollars while leaving the border open. Of course, the WEF paid him more.
NSC, POTUS, and convoy commander of DOE/NNSA/OST have absolute authority to do anything over CONUS. Anything.
I have already posted that he needs to be tried for treason and executed. However, I am just a small person in society in the bigger picture of things and my statement is not going to be heeded. Oh well...
Any unknown intrusion of U.S. Air Space is enough for things to be shot down.
Glad this guy was not in command during the Cold War when a decision had to be made in minutes.
Yeah, I’m going to trust anything that crook Mayorkas says.
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