Biden administration dodges senator’s Chinese spying questions: ‘I’m more interested in covering up the truth’

First on FoxThe Biden administration dodged questions about the most famous Chinese spy balloon Senator Steve Daines, Republican of Montana, said the administration “seems more interested in hiding the truth.”

A Chinese spy balloon was found hovering over it The great kingdom of heaven In early February, the Biden administration crisscrossed the entire continental United States before deciding to crack down on the surveillance system.

Dynes told Fox News Digital that even a briefing with intelligence officials left more questions than answers. In the year On February 9, Dines presented 10 questions to the Biden administration, including why the balloon was allowed to enter US airspace, how close it came to Montana’s Malmstrom Air Force Base and missile silos, and what other national security and military sites it flew over – all remain unanswered.

“The Pentagon’s response to my questions about the Chinese spy balloon fiasco shows that the administration hopes to hide the truth and work to prevent it from happening again, rather than correcting the American people.” Dein told Fox News Digital.

Democrats’ comments on the Chinese spy balloon haven’t aged well since reports of real-time data collection.

A pilot looks down on a Chinese spy balloon on February 3, 2023. (US Air Force)

“The failed withdrawal from Afghanistan at the cost of 13 American lives is a slap in the face to Montanans and Americans who watched the balloon float over their homes and our sensitive military bases,” Dines said. “Now that we know the balloon is collecting data, Montanans and the country deserve better, and I hope to see my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats alike, hold this administration accountable.”

What we now know about China’s spy flights is worse than anyone could have imagined.

Many had guessed. Chinese balloon From January 28 to February 4, he roamed freely across the country collecting information from US military bases before being shot down in South Carolina.

Senator Steve Daines said the Biden administration “seems more interested in covering up the truth about the balloon than admitting where mistakes were made.” (Tom Williams/Getty Images)

But despite the Biden administration’s attempts to block its intelligence-gathering efforts, two senior US officials and a former senior administration official told NBC News this week that the ship actually collected “information from many sensitive US military sites.”

Democrats’ comments on the Chinese spy balloon haven’t aged well since reports of real-time data collection.

The data collected primarily consisted of electronic signals, which could have come from weapons systems or basic personnel communications, the publication said. Beijing got the information instantly, the reports said.

Reuters reported The White House And the Pentagon could not confirm whether the balloon had collected the data and transmitted it to China in real time.

Sailors In the year February 10, 2023 They process the material from the Chinese spy balloon found off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Ryan Selbach/US Navy)

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said: “At this time, I could not confirm whether there was a real-time transmission from the balloon to (China),” Reuters reported.

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Following the spy balloon fiasco, Dines introduced the bill To request a NORAD Capabilities Gap Analysis, essentially examining whether there are missing components necessary to identify potential threats from foreign air objects entering US airspace.