White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt opened the James Brady Briefing Room to new media and came down hard on illegal immigration, while also tackling questions about government spending and tariffs in her first White House press briefing of the new Trump administration Tuesday.
She also broke news, announcing that the large number of drones spotted over New Jersey late last year were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, after much speculation by lawmakers and the media that the outgoing Biden administration declined to address.
“After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons,” Leavitt said, noting she was passing this along from the president. “Many of these drones were also hobbyists, recreational and private individuals that…
