MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: Back in My Day, Dick Cheney Would’ve Blown Up Those Drones with Ballistic Missiles

Wallace With this next ░░░░░░░░ we will be careful ░░░░░░░░ separate what we know ░░░░░░░░ what we still don ░░░░░░░░ about the near daily ░░░░░░░░ sightings over the past ░░░░░░░░ up and down the ░░░░░░░░ We know for instance ░░░░░░░░ both the FBI and ░░░░░░░░ Department of Homeland Security ░░░░░░░░ said that there is ░░░░░░░░ evidence any of the ░░░░░░░░ pose a national security ░░░░░░░░ public safety threat Nor ░░░░░░░░ say is there any ░░░░░░░░ that a foreign power ░░░░░░░░ responsible So they somehow ░░░░░░░░ that We know that ░░░░░░░░ nearly 5 000 tips ░░░░░░░░ FBI says fewer than ░░░░░░░░ generated credible leads for ░░░░░░░░ investigation We know that ░░░░░░░░ men were arrested in ░░░░░░░░ this weekend charged with ░░░░░░░░ a drone dangerously close ░░░░░░░░ Logan International Airport And ░░░░░░░░ know runways closed at ░░░░░░░░ York Stewart International Airport ░░░░░░░░ Friday night due to ░░░░░░░░ activity We know New ░░░░░░░░ Governor Kathy Hochul is ░░░░░░░░ Congress to act and ░░░░░░░░ Senate Majority Leader Chuck ░░░░░░░░ is urging federal agencies ░░░░░░░░ use special drone detection ░░░░░░░░ But what we don ░░░░░░░░ know is who s ░░░░░░░░ these drones for what ░░░░░░░░ and whether or not ░░░░░░░░ is something coordinated or ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of people ░░░░░░░░ drones and posting about ░░░░░░░░ online and we re ░░░░░░░░ the whole thing We ░░░░░░░░ t know Joining our ░░░░░░░░ former Obama deputy national ░░░░░░░░ adviser Ben Rhodes So ░░░░░░░░ Rhodes my time in ░░░░░░░░ was post 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ if people were flying ░░░░░░░░ over northeastern cities Dick ░░░░░░░░ would have sent an ░░░░░░░░ ballistic missile to blow ░░░░░░░░ up How is it ░░░░░░░░ that there s stuff ░░░░░░░░ the skies and no ░░░░░░░░ knows what it is ░░░░░░░░ Well I mean you ░░░░░░░░ one simple answer might ░░░░░░░░ that there s just ░░░░░░░░ a huge proliferation of ░░░░░░░░ and people using drones ░░░░░░░░ or for different purposes ░░░░░░░░ think you set it ░░░░░░░░ well in your opening ░░░░░░░░ What I think the ░░░░░░░░ S government needs to ░░░░░░░░ is number one explain ░░░░░░░░ you know if you ░░░░░░░░ making a determination that ░░░░░░░░ s no national security ░░░░░░░░ presumably there s a ░░░░░░░░ for that So at ░░░░░░░░ minimum explain why you ░░░░░░░░ reaching that calculation And ░░░░░░░░ frankly like in an ░░░░░░░░ in which conspiracy theory ░░░░░░░░ spread so fast I ░░░░░░░░ there is a necessity ░░░░░░░░ give some people some ░░░░░░░░ clarity If the answer ░░░░░░░░ there s just more ░░░░░░░░ in the sky and ░░░░░░░░ re able to monitor ░░░░░░░░ for purposes related to ░░░░░░░░ security or aviation security ░░░░░░░░ we don t see ░░░░░░░░ abnormal you know again ░░░░░░░░ your reasoning your Rationale ░░░░░░░░ to get people a ░░░░░░░░ of why they re ░░░░░░░░ these things in the ░░░░░░░░ because you know you ░░░░░░░░ t want this kind ░░░░░░░░ unease to spread.”