Biden Says UFOs Are NBD—Plus Our Chat With Second Gentleman

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🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In remarks Friday, President Biden said the three aerial objects shot down by U.S. military were most likely tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions. And second gentleman Doug Emhoff is using his platform to combat antisemitism.

This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and White House correspondent Asma Khalid.

This episode was produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It was edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Devin Speak.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Gay from Sutterton, Pennsylvania.
0:03.4	I'm heading into work for the last time because I'm retiring today.
0:08.0	This podcast was recorded at...
0:10.2	Congratulations! It is 240 Eastern on Thursday, February 16th.
0:15.4	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:18.2	My life will definitely be changed,
0:20.7	but I'll still be addicted to the MPR Politics podcast.
0:24.8	Okay, here's the show.
0:29.8	Jealous. That is the answer. Jealous.
0:31.8	One day, Tam.
0:32.8	In 20 years.
0:34.8	Hey there, it's the MPR Politics podcast.
0:36.8	I'm Scott Detro. I cover the White House.
0:38.8	And I'm Tamra Keith. I also cover the White House.
0:41.8	And those unidentified flying objects
0:43.8	we've been talking about so much over the past week.
0:46.3	Well, they have now likely been identified.
0:49.3	The intelligence committee's current assessment
0:51.3	is that these three objects
0:52.8	were most likely balloons tied to private companies,
0:55.8	recreation or research institutions,
0:58.3	studying weather, or conducting other scientific research.
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