The U.S. military on Saturday shot down the alleged Chinese spy balloon off the coast of the Carolinas.
Joe Biden told reporters he gave the order to shoot down the balloon on Wednesday.
The balloon made headlines Thursday when it was spotted in Montana.
BREAKING: Pentagon Tracking Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over Montana
“I told them to shoot it down on Wednesday,” Biden told reporters.
“They said to me let’s wait until the safest place to do it,” he added.
WATCH:
Biden says he ordered Xi's Spy Balloon to be shot down on Wednesday but was overruled by military until the surveillance aircraft was over water pic.twitter.com/6NigXOmuQe
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 4, 2023
So, military officials overruled the Commander-in-Chief?
Another example that shows Biden has no control over his…