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How would Trump and Hegseth have handled the chinese spy balloon situation

Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:04 am
Posted by LChama
Member since May 2020
4352 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:04 am
What the hell kind of dumbasses were our previous admin to let that happen. Funny they havent tried it again.
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
12978 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:05 am to
Hopefully better than they have handled Iran.
Posted by cadillacattack
the ATL
Member since May 2020
11170 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:06 am to
It would be shot down and recovered within 30 minutes. …. thus proving physical evidence tying back to Chyna
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
29593 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:08 am to
Biden couldn’t shoot it down because

1. He had no clue it happened
2. China owned his administration and told them not to.
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
56427 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:20 am to
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It would be shot down and recovered within 30 minutes. …. thus proving physical evidence tying back to Chyna


100%

I doubt if the CCP Spy Balloon gets outside of the state of Alaska before being brought down, it may have been shot down over the Aleutian Islands if Trump were President.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
85674 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:27 am to
Would have been shot down over mid-west instead of allowed to continue all the way to the East Coast.
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
24994 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:34 am to
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It would be shot down and recovered within 30 minutes. …. thus proving physical evidence tying back to Chyna


About 6 hours later a B-2 bomber, with 6 F-35s and 6 F-22s escorting, would have flown directly over the home of Chairman Xi at the same time two nuke subs pop up right off of their coast.
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
12978 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:42 am to
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About 6 hours later a B-2 bomber, with 6 F-35s and 6 F-22s escorting, would have flown directly over the home of Chairman Xi at the same time two nuke subs pop up right off of their coast.


We did absolutely nothing to punish China for Covid yet you think we would do something about a balloon?
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
45136 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:43 am to
Posted by Fuzzy Dunlop
Member since Mar 2025
565 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:43 am to
Not to mention them helping rig 2020
Posted by B747Tiger
Member since Jul 2026
416 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:44 am to
The Blue Angels would’ve done sick flybys for their next Netflix special before slicing the ballon open with their wingtips.
Posted by Pragmatist2025
Member since Jun 2025
1373 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:47 am to
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What the hell kind of dumbasses were our previous admin to let that happen.
While the previous administration was indeed filled with dumbasses, the military is not, unless that is your opinion of NORAD. There is a reason the device moved above 60k feet and why it wasn’t shot down for a few days. It is closely related to the reason that the following 3 objects were shot down within 24 hours of detection.

President Trump and Pete Hegseth would have been privy to the same intelligence in 2023 as President Joe Biden. Once detected, they would have almost certainly used the same rationale for waiting to shoot it down, unless you believe they are also dumbasses along with NORAD.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
22484 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:57 am to
Better than Iran hopefully
Posted by TheHarahanian
Actually not Harahan as of 6/2023
Member since May 2017
24215 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:08 am to

Mean tweets, then AA missiles.
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
24994 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:38 am to
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We did absolutely nothing to punish China for Covid yet you think we would do something about a balloon?


How is flying over Xi's home or proving a couple of subs location a form of punishment?
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
12958 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:43 am to
Hard to say, best guess/ most likely response would be:

Trump would offer Xi spots for 500,000 Chinese college applicants.

Hegseth would televise himself doing 10 pull-ups and 30 pushups
Posted by Pragmatist2025
Member since Jun 2025
1373 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 12:06 pm to
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Funny they havent tried it again.
I believe the incursion was executed precisely because the president was Joe Biden and that there would be little to no response when it was ended. However, if the subject is being used to compare/contrast the competency and military prowess of the two administrations, there is very little wiggle room in what could/should have been done differently.

What is your opinion on how the response should have been different?
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