Evening Edition: Montana Congressman Calls Chinese Balloon 'Poke In The Eye'

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 3 February 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The Pentagon continues to track a Chinese surveillance balloon that entered United States air space over the state of Montana. The Biden administration has decided not to shoot it down as of now citing safety concerns but not everyone agrees with that. FOX's Eben Brown spoke with Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke (R) Friday morning and he says action against the balloon should already have been taken. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:21.1	Friday, February 3rd, 2023, I'm Evan Brown.
0:29.1	Is it a spy drone?
0:30.7	Is it a weather balloon?
0:32.0	Either way, China says that thing floating across the middle of the country is theirs.
0:37.6	So what should we do about it?
0:39.7	And what is China saying?
0:41.0	Quite frankly, if we can't make a decision of about a balloon that's operating on the
0:45.3	wind current, how are we going to make a decision if they decide to go forward and
0:49.9	invade Taiwan?
1:15.3	The Pentagon appeared to scramble not its fighter jets, but its answers to questions when
1:21.1	it revealed that some kind of flying device seen in the skies over Montana was a Chinese spy
1:27.0	vehicle of some sort.
1:29.0	Reporters and congressmembers alike wanted to know not just more about the craft, but also
1:33.9	what it was threatening and why we haven't shot it down.
1:37.9	China came forward insisting the device is a weather balloon that blew off course all
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