Let me get this straight. Republicans spent Friday cosplaying machismo by encouraging their supporters to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon, which was 11 miles up in the atmosphere, a balloon so large it could hold an entire football stadium inside of it. No consideration of the danger of their useless bullets falling back to earth.

Meanwhile, Biden had already given the order to the military to shoot it down when it was safe to do so back on *Wednesday.* They had already jammed their signals so it couldn’t send any info back to China, and instead was collecting info on the satellite.

So as usual, we have Republicans acting like idiots, encouraging actions that posed danger to the American people, all the while hoping to “stick it to Biden,” when in actuality, Biden had already handled the situation days before by involving the military who had neutralized the threat and then ultimately shot down the balloon over the waters past South Carolina.

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@dhstokyo
I think the military guided it to that location. Doesn't seem like the best path to China heading East from Kansas.
@FisherTX14 @dhstokyo Winds over the US blow west-to-east.
@ymasumac @dhstokyo
Wouldn't it have some kind of guidance if it were trying to monitor ICBM launch sites? They wouldn't just launch from China and hope for the best.
@FisherTX14 @dhstokyo Likely, yes. But once the Pentagon got its sights on it, they jammed the signals. That would explain its eastward drift over the US.
@ymasumac @dhstokyo
The downing site in shallow water seemed planned. I hope they don't disclose if they did guide it. They were already prepared with laser blinding and all kinds of jamming.
@FisherTX14 @dhstokyo I’m glad to see NORAD works, tracking and notifying. They wanted it down over water where it couldn’t hurt anyone, and that shallow water is the continental shelf, even better, close to shore for easier recovery. Biden said the Pentagon wanted to wait, so as soon as it cleared the coast, down it went. I don’t think we’ll learn everything about this contraption, likely most info to remain classified.
@ymasumac @FisherTX14 NORAD - It’s not just for tracking Santa 😆