President Joe Biden accused reporters trying to shout questions at him of not being polite.
After wrapping up remarks on the suspected Chinese spy balloon and three other objects the U.S. shot down this month, reporters attempted to ask the president a variety of questions.
At first, Biden started to walk away.
However, he returned to the lectern as it appeared he was prepared to take some questions.
NBC News’ Peter Alexander was seen trying to ask the president about allegations the decision to shoot down the three unknown objects last week was due to political pressure.
“There’s been criticism… ” Alexander said as he started to ask his question but was cut off by other reporters who were also shouting questions.
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One reporter asked, “Are you compromised by your family’s business relations in China?”
“Give me a break, man!” Biden shot back.
Another reporter asked if there was an overreaction to aerial objects after the Chinese balloon.
“You can come to my office and ask that question when you have more polite people,” Biden told reporters.
On Friday, an unidentified object flying around 40,000 feet was shot down over Alaska. Another unidentified flying object — described as cylindrical — flying around 40,000 feet was shot down over Canada on Saturday. And a third unidentified object was shot down over Lake Huron on Sunday.
Those objects were shot down after an F-22 shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.
Biden also told reporters on Thursday officials “don’t have any evidence that there has been a sudden increase in [the] number of objects in the sky.”
“We’re now just seeing more of them, partially because the steps we’ve taken to increase our radars,” he explained.
He also said the three objects “were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation, or research institutions.”
