Jon Tester: Chinese Spy Balloon Doesn’t Put Our National Security at Risk

TAPPER So now you ░░░░░░░░ had the classified session ░░░░░░░░ know you can t ░░░░░░░░ us classified information but ░░░░░░░░ you feel that there ░░░░░░░░ no military threat TESTER ░░░░░░░░ am much more comfortable ░░░░░░░░ the explanation of what ░░░░░░░░ collected As to being ░░░░░░░░ me put it this ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t put ░░░░░░░░ national security at risk ░░░░░░░░ One of the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ at your hearing said ░░░░░░░░ could be days or ░░░░░░░░ before all the debris ░░░░░░░░ recovered from the ocean ░░░░░░░░ Yes TAPPER When will ░░░░░░░░ public get answers about ░░░░░░░░ this balloon was specifically ░░░░░░░░ and what was collected ░░░░░░░░ Well I don t ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ the public will ever ░░░░░░░░ the answers That will ░░░░░░░░ up to the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ But I will say ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ smart guys that work ░░░░░░░░ our military and on ░░░░░░░░ intel They re going ░░░░░░░░ collect it they ll ░░░░░░░░ it back together they ░░░░░░░░ reverse engineer it and ░░░░░░░░ re know exactly what ░░░░░░░░ were doing But it ░░░░░░░░ probably take some time.”