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More on this. and natasha, what are we learning about at the latest objects shot down, and i am curious why they are seeing more of them or are they looking more closely? >> well, that is the biggest question, and in fact, the defense department said that they have broadened the aperture of what they are looking at, and after the chinese balloon did pass last week, and there was a political uproar of why the u.s. had not spotted it earlier, and now norad has opened up the filters, and it is seei...

Politicsnation. lets bring in my political panel for their analysis on todays top stories. joining me now are too political analysts. republican rick tyler and democrat tina mauro. rick, lets start with these unidentified flying objects. four of and shot down over north american airspace in the past week. starting with that balloon from china last weekend. so far, the response in washington has largely been partisan. republicans using the story as an opportunity to criticize president biden, how...

Joining us tonight. let me start off with your reaction and the reaction on capitol hill this weekend to what is now the fourth unmanned object to be shot down over north america in the last week. one shot earlier today over the great lakes, a senior administration official telling nbc news that the strike was ordered by president biden at the recommendation of military leaders, that strike was carried out once it no longer pose a civilian threat. now, after the one that was shot down by the ame...

Those first balloons, days over montana and the chairman is right. over nuclear sites. sites that were sensitive. we dont know what was in the balloon. i think the president of the united states as the commander-in-chief needs to get before the american people and tell the truth. this is what were seeing and what weve done and what we expect to do. we should not take it by china launching balloons across our airspace. >> dana: great to have you. thank you and stay in touch. watch the skies for u...

These objects were not being maneuvered. they did not appear to have any self propulsion. so the likely hypothesis is they were being moved by the prevailing winds. and maybe perhaps thats what the prime minister is stocking about. i dont want to speak for him. certainly, as the prevailing winds, particularly at that altitude, go west to east across the north american air space, i mean, there was a general common movement in that regard. >> you spoke at the top about kind of reassessing radar gi...

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Defended the administration waiting days to do that. >> we gotten -- a lot of intelligence information. well probably be able to piece together this whole, whole surveillance balloon and no exactly whats going on. thats a huge coup for the united states. >> sandra: former national security advisor john bolton has major questions about the defense commands claim that the craft did not present a physical or military threat. he asked could they say that it contained no nuclear or radiological weapo...

Balloon, and i think the decisionmaking process there was very good. we now own something that were going to exploit for intelligence. i think the decisionmaking was good. but i would observe for you, as well, that we didnt hear about the first balloon until it was over montana. and, again, i think -- there may be reasons for it, and maybe its because im in politics and spend a lot of time talking to folks in grocery stores and town hall meetings. in an absence of information, people will fill t...

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Afternoon. it was the third object shot down in as many days could days. ever since month in montana spotted the spy balloon and biden let it fly across the country before taking it out, his administration keeping shooting down just about anything in the sky, but dont ask biden about it. it was the last night as montana shut down airspace over an object scare. >> mr. president, do you know who sent object? was it a balloon? >> president is see silent. tonight pentagon invests the past 3 objects ...