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.

The White House released new information Tuesday on the mysterious drones seen across New Jersey skies late last year, but one state congressman isn't satisfied with their answers.

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

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

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 announced that many of the drones were authorized by the FAA for “research and various other reasons.”

Officials at local and federal levels were baffled by reports of mystery drone sightings in New Jersey and parts of the Northeast.

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Mystery drones over New Jersey were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration with the full knowledge of the Biden administration, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday.