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Republican Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke ripped President Joe Biden’s administration for not immediately shooting down the Chinese balloon that is hovering over the state he represents in a Friday interview with the Daily Caller. Zinke , a former NAVY Seal, weighed in on the news that broke Thursday evening that the Department of Defense is tracking a Chinese surveillance balloon that appears to be collecting data on sensitive sites inside the United States. China on Friday confirmed that the balloon is theirs, as a spokesperson claimed it is a civilian research airship. The Montana Republican had a very simple solution to getting rid of the Chinese balloon, telling the Caller: “We should have shot it down. It’s embarrassing. Because the US faces clear and present danger with the Chinese and we can’t shoot down a balloon over rural Montana?” Zinke also mentioned the area in which the balloon was over, saying Roosevelt County is not a populated area at all, so there is no reason … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: ‘Shoot It Down’ — Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke Rips Biden Admin For Not Taking Out Chinese Balloon Over His State

MSNBC’s Jose Diaz-Balart asked Friday why authorities won’t just shoot down the Chinese surveillance balloon seen floating over Montana. CNBC’s Courtney Kobe was breaking down the news of the surveillance balloon, noting that “one of the options” officials had discussed “was taking this balloon down, shooting it down out of the sky.” “Ultimately they decided that given its somewhat limited intelligence capabilities and the possibility that a debris field on the ground from the balloon could endanger people and infrastructure in Montana, they decided to recommend to the White House, to President Biden, not to take it out,” Kube continued. “Senior defense officials are telling me they are continuing to watch it literally minute by minute, and they keep open the option of still taking some sort of kinetic action against it.” “Yeah, if they’d been monitoring this minute by minute, why not shoot it down when it just enters airspace?” Diaz-Balart asked. (RELATED: Trump’s Defense … [Read more...] about MSNBC Anchor Asks, ‘Why Not Just Shoot’ Down Chinese Balloon?

MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough said Friday that South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham “was right” about former President Donald Trump’s dominance in the party. Scarborough quoted Graham’s 2016 claim that “if the Republican Party nominates Donald Trump, they will destroy themselves and they will deserve it.” The “Morning Joe” host agreed with Graham’s position that Trump has a stranglehold on the party and cannot be defeated by a large pool of potential candidates. “Lindsey Graham was right then, Lindsey Graham is right now,” Scarborough said. Graham ran for president in 2016 but suspended his campaign after failing to gather significant support. On Tuesday, he endorsed Trump’s 2024 campaign during an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity.” “I don’t right now see anybody in the field that can beat Donald Trump one on one if Donald Trump decides to run. [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis certainly can’t do that if a Florida high school association is going around following his lead … [Read more...] about Scarborough Says Sen. Lindsey Graham ‘Was Right’ About Trump

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan officially subpoenaed the Department of Education on Friday, the Daily Caller has learned exclusively. According to the subpoena, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is “commanded” to produce documents before the Judiciary Committee on March 1, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET. The subpoena comes as Jordan sent four letters to various officials Friday, calling for information and interviews the committee has been requesting, in a final warning shot before he sent the subpoena their way. The Daily Caller first obtained the letters, which were sent to Chip Slaven, former Interim Executive Director and CEO of the National School Boards Association; Nina Jankowicz, former leader of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) “Disinformation Governance Board;” Viola Garcia with the National School Boards Association, and Jennifer Moore, the Executive Assistant Director for the Human Resources Branch at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan Officially Subpoenas Department Of Education Over School Boards Issue