China spy balloon screw-up an opportunity for U.S. intelligence

Rep. Jim Himes, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Alex Wagner about why the errant Chinese spy balloon floating across the United States could ultimately be a boon for U.S. intelligence if it can be captured successfully.

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[TheHoswa]

when a politician tell u there nothing to worry about there something to worry about

[tonycross]

Ha ha I love the way he says it's embarrassing for the Chinese, not the US.

[fairdinkum]

The Chinese: this is some Chinese new year's celebrations that got out of hand.... true story!😄

[zachevan]

I agree, the USA should capture this balloon and turn this intelligence gathering around to our advantage. Imagine the possibilities of what we may find on this thing.

[FlyingDragonGarden]

Multiple balloons over South America and one unconfirmed over Hawaii

[svlonestar]

Whatever technology China has, they got it from us.

[yuppers]

There's a British analyst that says they wanted us to see it. That it's a signal to us because they're upset about our new military bases in the Philippines.

[j.n.sloane]

I think we should have fun with it. Really give them something fun to see like a whole military airfield of flying saucers and have people dressed as aliens walking around. This is a great opportunity to loosen those Chinese up. Be playful. Get them giggling.

[soyruhere]

One minute he says 'this is not new, we've seen this before, nothing to worry about' One minute later ' We need to capture it so we can see what's in it'

[gdewyg]

China tests U.S's reaction and intelligence

[JW-wvfp]

It’s only conveniently floated over 3 military bases. Nothing to worry about.

[vdjkdlp]

So this was a mistake huh? What about the second one that was just spotted? I'm sure China is "so embarrassed". This network should be embarrassed for trying to make this seem acceptable.

[gangadharandharan]

It's embarrassing not for Chinese but for??

[ericrodriguez]

The weakness of this administration. Why allow it to continue to gather whatever information it is obtaining

[thefpvlife]

We are missing the invisible drone this balloon is dangling from

[Chulitatr]

America is an embarrassment for allowing the balloons to fly over the country.

[ZeroGravityLife]

Floating a balloon over the US is "embarrassing" for the the Chinese...LOL

[songwriterscove]

"to spy balloon and we're going to let it float over the United States untouched", , , , sounds reasonable huh?

[benjiebenjamin]

They sent it here, might as well find out what it's made of.

[georgiadawgs]

I've said this numerous times. That balloon is not leaving US airspace.