CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper July 6, 2024
that's the same type of aircraft and missile that shot down the chinese balloon off the coast of south carolina. one of the questions we asked at the pentagon briefing was if there was so much intelligence to gain by letting the previous balloon fly across the united states and being able to observe it, why was this one shot down so quickly especially when the senators were furious it wasn't shot down earlier. was the pentagon wbowing to political pressure. >> the decision to shoot it down before it entered into u.s. airspace, the pentagon bowing to pressure from the hill? >> we're g...