He wrote about this on his Twitter page.

According to the senator, the fact that a Chinese aircraft is approaching an American air base is "absolutely unbelievable."

“No American should put up with this.

I am not,” wrote Schmitt.

The senator also called for the protection of the borders and sovereignty of the United States.

Earlier, the Pentagon reported that China's meteorological probe is located in the central part of the United States.

It was also reported that US President Joe Biden agreed with the proposal of the military not to shoot down a Chinese balloon in the United States.