The Balloon Is Down. I Repeat, The Balloon Is DOWN!

By Red Painter — February 4, 2023

Balloongate 2023 is officially OVER, people. The Chinese spy balloon has been successfully shot down on Saturday right as it went over the east coast and entered airspace over the Atlantic Ocean, averting the risk of the balloon or debris landing on American soil and risking harm to residents, homes or vital insfrastructure.

Here is the moment it was shot down:

Moment the #ChineseSpyBalloon was shot down. #Balloon pic.twitter.com/H9skbByLUs

— Michael Steinberg (@MichaelWX18) February 4, 2023

LOL, in 3 parts:

HELP ME

— Chinese Balloon 🎈 (@seizethewhiskey) February 4, 2023

I'VE BEEN SHOT

— Chinese Balloon 🎈 (@seizethewhiskey) February 4, 2023

I'M BLEEDING OUT

— Chinese Balloon 🎈 (@seizethewhiskey) February 4, 2023

Eric Swalwell, coming in HOT

Like the word “8ball,” there are two Ls in “balloon.” https://t.co/MN1HQT0s8u

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) February 4, 2023

Twice!

I got three words for you: Jewish Space Lasers. https://t.co/bfsw81cM0f

— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) February 4, 2023

MAGA really wanted to help.

Republicans pointing their little guns to the sky at a balloon that’s 66,000 feet in the air is very funny to me. Great job, guys. pic.twitter.com/ZxdMmKX4x1

— Jason Selvig (@jasonselvig) February 3, 2023

pic.twitter.com/mkF7DIN43q

— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) February 3, 2023

Literally every regular person I know is talking about how to shoot down the Chinese Spy Balloon.

It would be great if an average Joe shot it down because China Joe won’t.

Regular Americans can do everything better than the government and actually care about our country.

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) February 3, 2023

That grin when you hear there’s a Chinese spy balloon floating by pic.twitter.com/llNqrgOPfm

— Ben Baker (@BenBakerMO) February 3, 2023

Cosplaying MAGA gunhumpers. Pathetic.

But, at least the balloon is officially down!

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