Biden says Chinese spy flight 'not a major breach'
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President Biden said the Chinese spy flight that crossed over the U.S. last week was "not a major breach" as he defended the decision to wait to shoot down the balloon.
"So I told them as soon as they could shoot it down, shoot it down. They made a wise decision. They shot it down over water, they’re recovering most of the parts, and they're good." A Chinese surveillance balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, U.S. February 1, 2023. (Chase Doak/via Reuters) In this photo provided by Brian Branch, a large balloon drifts above the Kingston, North Carolina area, with an airplane and its contrail seen below it. (Brian Branch via AP) The Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. (REUTERS/Randall Hill ) US forces recover debris from a shot-down Chinese surveillance balloon. (US Fleet Forces) FBI Special Agents assigned to the Evidence Response Team process debris from the Chinese spy balloon recovered off the coast of South Carolina. (FBI ) U.S. forces haul debris from China's surveillance balloon onto a boat off the coast of South Carolina. (US Fleet Forces) (US Fleet Forces) Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
A fighter jet shot down the balloon on Saturday afternoon off the coast of South Carolina. The 200-foot tall balloon, which weighed about 2,000 pounds and had a payload roughly the size of a jet airliner, first passed over Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28 before making its way across the continental U.S.
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