"I told them as soon as they could shoot it down, shoot it down..." Biden disagreed the
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Chinese spy balloon being allowed to traverse the United States for several days was a significant security breach. “No. The total amount of intelligence gathering that’s going on with every country around the world is overwhelming. And the idea that a balloon could traverse … break American airspace is … anyway, it’s not a major breach,” Biden said.