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  According to the White House, President Joe Biden was first briefed on the balloon last Tuesday, and a day later authorized the military to shoot it down as soon as it was in a location where civilians wouldn’t be at risk of damage from the debris. But Republicans have spent the weekend criticizing the administration for not acting fast enough to take down the balloon.
  When confronted about the various instances of Chinese balloons entering U.S. airspace during the Trump administration, those same Republicans avoided giving a direct answer.
  
  If it wasn't for double standards, republicans wouldn't have any standards at all...
context: Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), who chairs the House intelligence committee, refused to answer Chuck Todd when asked whether he’d been briefed on the several incidents during the Trump administration. Instead, Turner pivoted back to his claim that Biden is “not seeing the urgency” of the current situation.
  
  Why should they answer truthfully when 78% of fox viewers think this is the first spy balloon to enter US airspace? >
  
  You don't need to be a TV pundit to handle these evasions.  Just follow up with a statement like 'Given your refusal to answer the question, I'll assume you are aware that there were similar incidents in the Trump administration."  Make them make their denial explicit. >
  
  No - that might 'upset' them and then you might lose 'access' to their wise words.