MSNBC Katy Tur Reports June 4, 2024 19:08:00
Defense officials, with the recommendation not to shoot it down. it's a combination of reasons. the biggest one is they were worried about debris that would fall from this enormous balloon down below could injure or kill civilians and hurt infrastructure, so ultimately, the recommendation on wednesday that went to the white house was not to take action but to continue to monitor it. that's what president biden, he had requested options according to the defense official and he agreed, he concurred with that recommendation that came ouch out of his leaders on wednesday. we should say, they're st...