Steve Bannon floated a new conspiracy theory that Joe Biden could somehow be behind the recent drone sightings over New Jersey, as part of a deliberate effort to antagonize the United States and newly elected President Donald Trump ‘.
The former Trump advisor told an audience at the New York Young Republican Club’s 112th annual gala that the “Biden regime…is working against the country and against President Trump every day.”
Citing the administration’s record on Ukraine and Syria, he sensationally added: “And yes, I don’t know. Are they the guys who flew the drones over New Jersey?”
There is nothing to indicate that the Biden administration is monitoring the mysterious objects flying over the East Coast, and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby has insisted that the sightings do not pose a “threat to national security or public safety ‘ forms.
But the administration’s lack of clear explanation of the sightings, which have been ongoing since Nov. 18, has drawn fierce criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.
A New Jersey mayor also expressed concern when he revealed that his fire department was told to wear hazmat suits in case the flying objects crashed.
New Jersey officials and federal investigators have been besieged by reports of unexplained apparent planes, some as large as cars, conducting bizarre, unscheduled night flights over sensitive locations in the state.
Swarms of drones have been seen in New Jersey skies for weeks, prompting officials to call for a ‘limited state of emergency’
Steve Bannon speaks at the New York Young Republican Club’s annual gala at Cipriani Wall Street, Sunday, December 15
Bannon cited the administration’s record on Ukraine and Syria before sensationally adding, “And yeah, I don’t know. Are they the guys who flew the drones over New Jersey?”
During his speech on Sunday, Bannon said: “I want to say one thing to the Biden administration. The Biden regime is working against the country and President Trump every day.
‘They are exacerbating the problems in Ukraine. They are exacerbating the problems in Syria and the Middle East. They are exacerbating the problems with the Chinese Communist Party.
“They shipped all our ammunition. And hey, I don’t know, are they the guys who flew the drones over New Jersey?’
For its part, the DoD released a statement on December 14 about the recent sightings.
A Joint Staff spokesman confirmed sightings had been made at the sensitive Picatinny Arsenal research facility, but downplayed their significance.
“We have had confirmed sightings at Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle,” the spokesperson said.
‘This is not a new problem for us. We have been experiencing drone incursions over our bases for some time now. It is something we routinely respond to when reporting is reported.”
The spokesperson assured that the bases have “resources” to detect and respond to drones, and that security on site has been trained to identify and deploy “tools” to prevent drones from flying over US bases without authorization.
They did admit that they do not yet know who is behind the mysterious observations.
“To date, we have no intelligence or observations that would indicate they were associated with any foreign actor or that they had malicious intent,” the spokesperson said.
‘But… we don’t know. We have been unable to locate or identify the operators or points of origin.”
Monmouth County is home to the Naval Weapons Station Earle, a naval base. Experts have speculated that foreign powers could target areas like this, where intelligence and weapons bases are located. (Pictured: NJ landmarks where drones have been spotted overhead)
Mysterious drones are terrorizing US cities from coast to coast, as the creepy objects have now been spotted in California, Massachusetts, Florida, Wyoming, Maryland, New York and New Jersey. Pictured: A New Jersey resident saw what appeared to be multiple drones flying over their home in Bernardsville
Lawmakers have demanded swift action, with Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer demanding that DHS “deploy special drone detection” over New Jersey and New York.
“I strive for answers amid these drone sightings. I’ll call ahead [Secretary Mayorkas] to deploy special drone detection technology in New York and New Jersey,” he wrote on X.
“And I’m working on a bill in the Senate to give local law enforcement more tools for drone detection.”
Indeed, Alejandro Mayorkas’ Department of Homeland Security now plans to deploy drone detection systems in New Jersey and New York, following weeks of drone sightings across the region.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul wrote: “In response to my call for additional resources, our federal partners are deploying a drone detection system to New York.”
‘I’m grateful for the support, but we need more. “Congress must pass a law that gives us the power to deal directly with the drones,” she warned.
Mayorkas, who confirmed in an interview Sunday that the federal government does not have the authority to disable drones, said some form of help is on the way.
‘We understand why residents are concerned. In response to this and in close collaboration with the [New Jersey State Police] and other law enforcement agencies, [Homeland Security] quickly deployed staff and technology to support.”
He clarified that, despite many theories to the contrary, DHS has so far found no connection between the drones and any foreign government.
The sightings began in mid-November with images from car-sized drones with flashing lights
New Jersey residents and local officials demand answers as reports of mysterious drones flying over the state rise into the thousands
Officials in Monmouth County, where residents reported 63 sightings over the period, shared a heat map showing where the unmanned aircraft appears to be circulating
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Senator Jon Bramnick has since called for a state of emergency, mocking what he said was a lack of government transparency over the unexplained drone sightings.
“Whatever these drones are doing, the government really doesn’t want us to know,” he said NewsNation on Saturday, urging the Defense Department to “come to terms with the American public” after a series of appearances since November.
“There must be something going on that they can’t tell us because they’re so afraid of what the public will do when they hear what the drones are doing,” the Republican senator claimed.
Activity forced officials to close the airspace over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio for about four hours Friday through Saturday while authorities monitored the situation, WHIO reported.
Retired police lieutenant and intelligence analyst Tim McMillan told DailyMail.com that there were suspicions about possible Russian involvement because of the location of many sightings: Picatinny Arsenal, a major factory that produces ammunition supplied to Ukraine.
Lieutenant McMillan also noted that the descriptions of the flying objects “sound exactly like Russian Orlan-10 drones”: secret craft that fly in groups of three to five.
Drones have also been spotted flying over a US air base in Britain, which is about to become home to US nuclear weapons.
Footage obtained by MailOnline is believed to show four drones flying boldly with bright lights in the early evening darkness over RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk.
The US Air Force admitted last month that drones had buzzed three of its British bases: RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk and nearby RAF Feltwell, Norfolk.
The sightings, which reportedly began on November 20 and lasted several days, coincided with similar drone invasions in New Jersey.