Thats A Blatant Lie Rubio Slams Kirby For Claiming Spy Balloon Was For Weather

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio slammed White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Monday for having previously claimed the Chinese spy balloon was not conducting surveillance. The Chinese spy balloon that floated for several days across the U.S. in February gathered information from U.S. military sites, despite assurances from U.S. officials the balloon was not doing so, NBC News reported, citing officials. The Biden administration continually said steps were taken to protect sensitive sites, though the balloon picked up the data from the bases and transmitted it back to Beijing in real time. Host Brian Kilmeade brought up…