House Intelligence Chair Says He Backs the Administration Being ‘Trigger-Happy’ When Defending US Airspace

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, speaks in Washington on Aug. 12, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) stated on Feb. 12 that he supports the United States shooting down unidentified objects over North American airspace rather than allowing them to fly over the continent.

His comment came after a U.S. fighter jet downed an unidentified object over northern Canada on Feb. 11, making it the third time in a week that the U.S. military has shot down an object in North American airspace.