Trump calls for mystery drones to be shot down
President-elect Trump on Friday evening called for authorities to shoot down the mysterious drones that have been seen in the skies of New Jersey and around the country.
He also suggested the government must know more about the mysterious sightings.
“Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shot them down!!! DJT” the incoming president wrote on Truth Social.
The post comes as there have been mounting reports of sightings in New Jersey, New York and, according to Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV, multiple reports of flying objects within Delaware and Philadelphia counties.
The Pentagon on Wednesday denied that any foreign country was behind the mysterious drones that have flown near sensitive U.S. military sites in New Jersey.
Lawmakers from New Jersey and New York — areas that the mysterious drones have flown over — sent a letter Thursday to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Federal Aviation Administration demanding a briefing on the drones.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrats from New York, along with New Jersey Sens. Cory Booker (D) and Andy Kim (D) asked agencies how they are working “to identify and address the source of recent unmanned aerial system activity.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) received a classified briefing on the drone sightings earlier on Friday.
Updated at 5:39 p.m. EST