Esper, Pompeo Urge Biden to Shoot Down Chinese Spy Balloon

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a news conference to announce the Trump administration's restoration of sanctions on Iran, at the U.S. State Department in Washington, U.S., September 21, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via Reuters

Former Trump administration officials are calling out the Biden administration for its failure to shoot down or otherwise capture a Chinese spy balloon currently flying over the continental United States.

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the United States should attempt to capture the spy balloon, which entered U.S. airspace earlier this week, or else shoot it down immediately.