Two Republican Jersey Shore-area congressmen, U.S. Reps. Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew, have called on the military to shoot down the drones. However, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters Wednesday that “our initial assessment here is that these are not drones or activities coming from a foreign entity or adversary.”

Taking to his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote "Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don’t think so! Let the public know,

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas downplayed concerns about unidentified drones sighted over New Jersey, stating they pose no current threat. Despite President-elect Trump's call to down the drones,