GOP Rep Claims Drones Are “Spy Drones” From China

The New York Post reports:

House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul said Tuesday that he believes that some unidentified drones spotted above New Jersey and New York are “spy drones” from China — after Biden administration officials insisted many of the aircraft are innocent commercial aircraft.

“We want answers but the response I’m getting is we don’t know whose drones these are,” McCaul (R-Texas) told reporters before executive-branch officials offered a classified briefing to members of the House intelligence committee.

“I believe they’re spy drones and the PRC and communist China is very good at this stuff. We know they bought land around military bases. This would be very consistent with their policy over the past couple years,” McCaul added.

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.@RepMcCaul on drones: “My judgement based on my experience is that those that are over our military sites are adversarial and most likely are coming from the People’s Republic of China.”

McCaul also speaks about witnessing Nancy Pelosi’s fall last week. pic.twitter.com/vLmoT7DZql

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