Military Blames Chinese Spy Balloon in Public Outcry.

Disagreements between top military leaders over the handling of the Chinese spy balloon have become public, with Republican senators using the rift to fault the Biden administration for a series of missteps. The debate centers on when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought military advice on the best way to handle the balloon. Republican lawmakers have said the decision to allow the balloon to continue its trek showed weakness to China. The military ultimately took out the balloon with a Sidewinder missile shot from an F-22 off the East Coast.