Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, a Republican, spoke out about the Chinese surveillance balloon that violated his state's airspace earlier.
Gov. Gianforte tells 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' there is a lot of Big Sky Country where dirigible could've been downed.
"It had already flown near [Malmstrom] Air Force Base and the ICBM silos. When I finally got informed, it was over our most populous city. It got spotted by a photographer at the airport," he said. Map shows approximate path of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over Montana, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.
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