‘This Is New to Me’: Former Australian PM Says He Never Heard of Chinese Spy Balloon Program

Australian former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gestures during a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) at the White House in Washington on Feb. 23, 2018. Jonathan Ernst/File Photo via Reuters

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he wasn’t aware of the Chinese spy balloon programme until now.

“I don’t recall a balloon discussion,” he told ABC’s RN Breakfast on Tuesday, “This is new to me as it is to most people.”