Donald Trump and his administration are denying recent claims by the Biden administration that Chinese spy balloons flew above the United States while Trump was in office. Several senior Trump Administration officials spoke with POLITICO on the condition of anonymity and all said they were never told of such incidents occurring when they were in office.

Former President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday, "This never happened. It would have never happened."

The Biden Administration released a statement on Saturday claiming Chinese spy balloons soared over the United States multiple times under Trump's rule. The Pentagon refused to provide any additional information on the statements and cited their classified nature. However, they did note that balloons were detected "hundreds" of times usually deemed harmless.

On Saturday, a senior DoD official reminded reporters that these balloons flew above the U.S. three times during the last administration. The Trump Administration was quick to call the claims false.