Karoline Leavitt said the mystery drones flown across New Jersey were "authorized to be flown by the FAA" in the first press briefing of the second Trump administration.

A local congressman isn't satisfied with the White House's answers about the mysterious drones seen across New Jersey skies late last year.

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The mysterious drones sighted over New Jersey in December were authorized to fly and did not originate from a hostile

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a statement from President Donald Trump on Tuesday regarding drone sightings across the region.

The White House claims that the objects seen in the skies over New Jersey in late 2024 were drones authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The press secretary also defended Trump’s recent executive order redefining sex as strictly male or female based on birth, eliminating federal recognition of transgender and nonbinary individuals. Leavitt described the policy as restoring “sanity” in the face of “wokeness.”

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced changes to how White House briefings will work on Tuesday during the first televised briefing of the new Trump term. "This White House believes strongly in the First Amendment,

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered an update from Trump during her first briefing Tuesday.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read a statement from President Trump which read in part, "this was not the enemy."