Biden admin to brief John Bolton on Chinese spy incursions in US since Trump era

Former national security adviser John Bolton said he would receive a briefing from the Biden administration on Wednesday about the recent Chinese spy incursions into the United States.

The briefing will focus on incursions dating back to the Trump administration, Bolton told Fox News in a text message.

The move comes weeks after the military shot down a Chinese spy balloon on Feb. 4 in South Carolina. The balloon was spotted over Montana and flew across the country as officials debated what to do.

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US forces pick up the wreckage of a downed Chinese reconnaissance balloon in South Carolina. Former national security adviser John Bolton said he would receive a briefing from the Biden administration on Wednesday about the recent Chinese spy incursions into the United States. (US Navy forces)

“I am not aware of any ballooning of any power over the United States during my tenure and I never heard of it before I joined us in 2018,” Bolton previously told Fox News digital. “I didn’t hear anything about what happened after I left either.”

FILE – In this Sept. 30, 2019 file photo, former National Security Adviser John Bolton gestures during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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After a Chinese spy balloon was shot down, the US shot down three targets over North America. It is believed that the second and third objects were smaller balloons that were shot down over Alaska and Canada, respectively.

On Sunday, another was shot down over Lake Huron in Michigan.

Greg Wehner and Brooke Singman of Fox News contributed to this report.