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Former Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lehmeier tells Glenn that the timing regarding the China spy balloon is ‘curious’ and that timing ‘almost always’ matters. He explains why having a balloon in the headlines likely is better for Biden than other, underreported scandals. Plus, Lehmeier tells Glenn about possible alien/intelligent life beyond Earth and our current Cold War with China…

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U.s. has seen those reports but simply cannot confirm and that is because the u.s. hasnt been able to recover the debris of any of the three objects that were shut down over the weekend. >> we cannot confirm those reports or what the remains of that balloon might actually end up being and we have not recovered it so it is very difficult until you can get your hands on something to be able to tell and because of where it is over lake huron, we may have to accept the possibility that we may not be...

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China has launched ever more satellites in recent years, so why would it need a balloon?

They thought maybe they didnt know where that came from i dont know the answer to that. should back up just a minute to. this is to your point in your opening remarks, this is important, this is part of a collective action. the balloons are a strand of the chinese communist party espionage operations against the united states in this administration refuses to take this threat seriously. instead is passive and appeases the chinese communist party in ways that make no sense for the american people...

Despite China's confirmation that it was a civilian airship that had deviated far from its planned course, a Chinese balloon that was used mainly for meteorological purposes was shot down by the US military on Feb 4. Why is the US so paranoia over a balloon that poses no security threat?

So fingers crossed things improve. but all hope isnt lost. ive been told that over the nine days, organisers hope for at least five days of good flying weather, and some days with bad weather are still good for partial flights. balloon pilot nick dunnington has been coming to this festival from the uk since he was a child, and hes offered to take me up later. so, nick, whats the status? everyone seems a little bit tense. laughs. yeah, so theyve given us the clearance to fly this morning, but the...

I do not believe for one minute anything they say anymore. the fact that they are just so incompetent, remember we werent even told about this balloon over montana until a montana newspaper published a photograph of it. if they never publish a photograph, we might never have known about the balloon. now we are being told, oh, no, this was not a surprise, we followed all the way from the island. i do not believe that for a second or if its true, than the level of incompetence inside the pentagon ...

A report in the <em>Washington Post</em> suggests that the balloon shot down February 4 off the South Carolina coast was blown into North American airspace by unusual wind currents, and was not intended to target the United States or Canada.