. >> one of those lawmakers is senator tom cotten. he was on fox news yesterday but do you say? >> this spy balloon has become a trial balloon testing buy-in's strength and resolve it unfortunately the president failed that test in the hands of the american people. we were paralyzed by an entirely viable. we should have shot this balloon down over the aleutian islands. we should never have allowed it to transfer the entire continental united states and their open questions in his easter answer to congress on behalf of the american qupeople about why they didn't. or if it is the president's reluctance to kk action us confrontational first chinese communists. was provocative is sending. >> your reaction to the , senator there. >> senator, and is saying what a lot of lawmakers are now which is why the administration shoot the balloon down there ? there's been some back and forth in how the position is choosing to answer that . so far by them has said publiclythey didn't want to cause any harm to civilians which is , it's been the main excuse they had but we have to reporting the po