is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a advise
that s i don t want to be facetious, but that s a question for the president. i really don t foe. my opinion is he will probably let it go. but the fact of the matter is this is not an inconsequential act and should have been shot down prior to violating the sovereign air space. my poll question today asks whether this is a matter of national security or national pride. what s your answer to that question? national security. look, this particular balloon may have been just a weather balloon flown off course. i don t believe that. i don t think it was an accident. i believe it was a chinese testing the u.s. reaction. another balloon could carry an emp device that could shut down segments of our u.s. electric
has the political will to do it in the chinese have been holding their breath and i think if president trump actually goes forward what he will do is frighten the north koreans because then they will understand that trump means business. judge jeanine: no question in my mind that he does but i think he s tried all of the avenues including back channels that we just heard about 24 hours ago. all right, i also want to talk to you about the conversation that i had with congressman trent franks. specifically, as it relates to the emp electro magnetic pulse which could be created by north korea and shooting off a nuclear device into the atmosphere. yes, you have what people have said one emp device could kill as many as 50% and some people have said 90% of americans within six months because if we can t get the grid back up it means all sorts of
no one thanks president trump has the political will to do it in the chinese have been holding their breath and i think if president trump actually goes forward what he will do is frighten the north koreans because then they will understand that trump means business. judge jeanine: no question in my mind that he does but i think he s tried all of the avenues including back channels that we just heard about 24 hours ago. all right, i also want to talk to you about the conversation that i had with congressman trent franks. specifically, as it relates to the emp electro magnetic pulse which could be created by north korea and shooting off a nuclear device into the atmosphere. yes, you have what people have said one emp device could kill as many as 50% and some people have said 90% of americans within six months because if we can t get the grid back up it means all sorts of
no one thanks president trump has the political will to do it in the chinese have been holding their breath and i think if president trump actually goes forward what he will do is frighten the north koreans because then they will understand that trump means business. judge jeanine: no question in my mind that he does but i think he s tried all of the avenues including back channels that we just heard about 24 hours ago. all right, i also want to talk to you about the conversation that i had with congressman trent franks. specifically, as it relates to the emp electro magnetic pulse which could be created by north korea and shooting off a nuclear device into the atmosphere. yes, you have what people have said one emp device could kill as many as 50% and some people have said 90% of americans within six months because if we can t get the grid back up it means all sorts of