But nothing right now suggests they were related to Chinas spy balloon program.
or they were surveillance vehicles from any other country, Biden said.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier this week there was no evidence that the objects were extraterrestrial.
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He also said that he expected to speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the Chinese balloon.
The president defended the decision to not shoot down the Chinese balloon while it floated over land.
Because we knew its path, we were able to protect sensitive sites against collection, he said.
At the end of his remarks, Biden listened as reporters shouted a barrage of questions at him.
One reporter could be heard asking whether his familys business relationships compromised his response to the China balloon.
Give me a break, man, Biden said.
