During a brief exchange with members of the press over the weekend, President Joe Biden seemed to confirm that ht has been calling for the militaty to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon since Wedneday —but was overruled by members of his own administration.
The consensus was to wait until the balloon was over water.
“I ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down on Wedneday as soon as possible…they decided the best time to do that was for it to be over water outside…within a 12 mile limit. They successful took it down and I want to compliment our aviatoras who did it,” Biden told reporters.
Watch the clip above.