Breaking news: U.S. has not ruled out shooting down Chinese balloon over Atlantic Ocean, officials say. Biden earlier vowed to “take care of it.”
Appearing in Syracuse, N.Y., the president smiled and gave a thumbs up when asked directly whether he intends to order the military to bring down the craft.
As the balloon approached the Atlantic Ocean, the FAA, citing an unspecified security situation, announced ground stops for all flights in and out of Wilmington, N.C., Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charleston, S.C., until 3:30 p.m. In a statement, the agency said the ground stop was to “support the Department of Defense in a national security effort.”
Meanwhile, multiple military aircraft loitered along the Atlantic coast of North and South Carolina on Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of those cities, according to the aircraft tracking site ADS-B Exchange. A spokesperson for U.S. Northern Command declined to address questions about its flight operations off the East Coast.
The balloon was disclosed to the public on Thursday after appearing over Montana the day before, prompting a temporary stoppage of all flights out of the airport in Billings.
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