Rep. Mike Turner on the Chinese spy balloon:"This administration has already admitted—which I have been briefed on—that China has done this before in the continental United States during this president's tenure."
John Kirby says the object downed in the last hour flying over Alaska airspace was "much smaller" than the Chinese spy balloon, roughly the "size of a small car"
Biden’s transportation secretary does not take the Chinese spy balloon seriously: “We’ve faced issues from container shipping to airline cancellations. Now we got balloons.”
Democrat Rep. Jim Himes on the Chinese spy balloon and other objects: "In an absence of information, people will fill that gap with anxiety and other stuff, so I wish the administration was a little quicker to tell us everything that they do know.&qu
John Kirby on Chinese spy balloon: "This was a violation of our sovereign airspace, clearly with intent ... clearly, without question, the intent of the PRC"
Pentagon Spokesman on Chinese spy balloon: "We acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information, and I will just leave it at that."