The feds insist there is nothing nefarious about these drones buzzing over the skies of New Jersey and other East Coast states, and Democrat lawmakers appeared to be convinced by the answers they received about the unusual sightings during a classified briefing this week. Many others aren’t, however. Ahead of that closed-door meeting, Rep. Michael McCaul said he believes at least some of the UAS are Chinese spy drones, given their documented sightings over military bases.
“My judgment based on my experience is that those that are over our military sites are adversarial and most likely are coming from the People’s Republic of China,” he said.
He is not alone in that belief.
Speaking to Fox’s Maria Bartiromo, Gatestone Institute senior fellow and China expert Gordon Chang said he believed many if not most are from the PRC.
“You know, the increased tempo of these drone flights against our military bases is occurring at the same time as there’s increased frequency of incursions and attempted incursions by Chinese and other nationals,” he said. “Really what is occurring here is that they are preparing to attack the United States from American soil. I don't know why we need an engraved invitation from Beijing. It's clear what’s going to happen. We are going to get hit and we’re not taking the necessary precautions to protect these bases and to protect the American people.”
As even The Washington Post reported in July, Chinese nationals were among those crossing the Biden administration's open border in record numbers, with Donald Trump suggesting on the campaign trail they're here to build an "army."
“They’re coming in from China — 31, 32,000 over the last few months — and they’re all military age and they mostly are men,” Trump said during a rally in Pennsylvania. “And it sounds like to me, are they trying to build a little army in our country? Is that what they’re trying to do?”
It's no surprise, then, that Trump has said he will prioritize deporting Chinese nationals once in office.