WH: Drones not national security risk, argues administration has made 'good faith effort' to be transparent
The White House on Monday said the drones that have been spotted in the Northeast are not a national security or public safety risk, just after President-elect Trump questioned why officials have not been more forthcoming about the situation.
“Having closely examined the data, having looked at the tips and collating them as best we can from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and even stars that were mistakenly reported as drones” national security communications adviser John Kirby told reporters.
“We have not identified anything anomalous or any national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in........
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