The US Department of Defense announced that three Chinese spy balloons briefly entered US airspace during Donald Trump's presidency.
Another balloon entered US airspace during Joe Biden's administration.
While the Pentagon backed up their claim, Donald Trump refuted it and attempted to shift blame to President Biden and former President Barack Obama.
The situation prompted the Biden administration to offer to brief former Trump officials about the incident.
The White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, explained that the current administration was able to identify the presence of the Chinese balloons in US airspace during Trump's term with the enhancement of the country's surveillance capacity.
According to reports, three Chinese spy balloons briefly entered US airspace under the Trump administration.
Pentagon backed up this claim but Trump refuted.
A fourth balloon entered US airspace during Biden's administration.
The US military intercepted one balloon off the South Carolina coast after it entered US airspace without permission.
Trump slammed the Biden administration and called the situation a disgrace.
Biden officials offered to brief former Trump officials on the issue.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan stated that the current administration was able to identify the presence of the Chinese balloons in US airspace during Trump's time with an enhancement of surveillance capacity.