President Trump Responds After Anonymous Official Claims Chinese Spy Balloons Transited U.S. Under His Admin

President Donald Trump and a number of his top national security and defense officials refuted Biden administration officials’ claims that Chinese surveillance balloons briefly transited the continental United States during the Trump administration, saying it “never happened.” A defense official on Saturday said Chinese spy balloons briefly traveled over the United States at least three times during the last administration. “This never happened. It would have never happened,” Trump told the outlet, adding that the Chinese regime “respected us greatly” under his leadership. “It never happened with us under the Trump administration and if it did, we would have shot…