New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith: Elusive Maneuvering of Drones Suggests ‘a Major Military Power Sophistication’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT ACUNA We ░░░░░░░░ going to take you ░░░░░░░░ the seaside heights New ░░░░░░░░ where Republican congressman Chris ░░░░░░░░ is now holding a ░░░░░░░░ conference on the mysterious ░░░░░░░░ activity Let s listen ░░░░░░░░ Smith These drones are ░░░░░░░░ in close proximity to ░░░░░░░░ The coast guard told ░░░░░░░░ and the sheriff the ░░░░░░░░ day that one of ░░░░░░░░ 47 foot rescue boats ░░░░░░░░ followed in very close ░░░░░░░░ similar any proximity off ░░░░░░░░ stern by numerous drones ░░░░░░░░ can t we bag ░░░░░░░░ least one of these ░░░░░░░░ and get to the ░░░░░░░░ of it We even ░░░░░░░░ them I asked secretary ░░░░░░░░ at a briefing a ░░░░░░░░ briefing why we can ░░░░░░░░ follow them find out ░░░░░░░░ they re going They ░░░░░░░░ coming from somewhere okay ░░░░░░░░ can t seem to ░░░░░░░░ that Why can t ░░░░░░░░ follow them and find ░░░░░░░░ their origin is Many ░░░░░░░░ them seem to be ░░░░░░░░ from the ocean One ░░░░░░░░ was with the sheriff ░░░░░░░░ other day on the ░░░░░░░░ and we saw video ░░░░░░░░ we talked to one ░░░░░░░░ her one of his ░░░░░░░░ talk about how he ░░░░░░░░ seen 50 of them ░░░░░░░░ from the ocean to ░░░░░░░░ Is there something out ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ capability to do that ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ over our air space ░░░░░░░░ just remember ladies and ░░░░░░░░ the feckless response to ░░░░░░░░ Chinese communist party s ░░░░░░░░ balloon when that thing ░░░░░░░░ America and went over ░░░░░░░░ very sensitive base including ░░░░░░░░ b2 bombers base after ░░░░░░░░ We did nothing except ░░░░░░░░ oh it s a ░░░░░░░░ balloon or is it ░░░░░░░░ or is it a ░░░░░░░░ balloon I still can ░░░░░░░░ get over that The ░░░░░░░░ maneuvering of these drones ░░░░░░░░ would suggest suggests sophistication ░░░░░░░░ begs the question whether ░░░░░░░░ have been deployed to ░░░░░░░░ our defense capabilities or ░░░░░░░░ by violent dictatorships perhaps ░░░░░░░░ China Iran or North ░░░░░░░░ I mean they have ░░░░░░░░ capability and they certainly ░░░░░░░░ the motive the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ said the drones are ░░░░░░░░ ours Aye written defense ░░░░░░░░ Lloyd Austin asking the ░░░░░░░░ gone to authorize the ░░░░░░░░ of force to take ░░░░░░░░ one or more of ░░░░░░░░ unmanned threats to uncover ░░░░░░░░ mystery Bring them down ░░░░░░░░ the goes or an ░░░░░░░░ where there s no ░░░░░░░░ Bring them down and ░░░░░░░░ out who s doing ░░░░░░░░ Knowing that drone warfare ░░░░░░░░ radically changed war fighting ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine and Russia the ░░░░░░░░ East and elsewhere with ░░░░░░░░ is not the time ░░░░░░░░ trivialize or dismiss a ░░░░░░░░ I want to express ░░░░░░░░ profound thanks that I ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues have to ░░░░░░░░ ocean county sheriff and ░░░░░░░░ monmouth county sheriff for ░░░░░░░░ all within their power ░░░░░░░░ authority to aggressively investigate ░░░░░░░░ track drone appearances They ░░░░░░░░ doing an amazing job ░░░░░░░░ As many of you ░░░░░░░░ state and local law ░░░░░░░░ is precluded by law ░░░░░░░░ taking more decisive action ░░░░░░░░ is why dod must ░░░░░░░░ are the ones the ░░░░░░░░ and the authority to ░░░░░░░░ Congress yes and the ░░░░░░░░ yes need to move ░░░░░░░░ to expand state and ░░░░░░░░ authorities powers But dod ░░░░░░░░ it right now Sheriff ░░░░░░░░ wrote me a few ░░░░░░░░ ago requesting legislation to ░░░░░░░░ the state police to ░░░░░░░░ protect at risk persons ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure and if necessary ░░░░░░░░ down a dangerous drone ░░░░░░░░ drones I am now ░░░░░░░░ that bill and will ░░░░░░░░ introduce it I want ░░░░░░░░ thank him for that ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ now yield the floor.”