Mystery drones over New Jersey were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration with the full knowledge of the Biden administration, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday.

RCP White House reporter Phil Wegmann shared his thoughts on the first press briefing of the new administration on Wednesday's edition of the RealClearPolitics podcast. The new press secretary Karoline Leavitt hosted her first White House press briefing on Tuesday,

The mysterious drones sighted over New Jersey in December were authorized to fly and did not originate from a hostile

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read a statement from President Trump which read in part, "this was not the enemy."

Before taking questions at her first news briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave an update she said came “directly” from President Donald Trump.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump would open the briefing room to bloggers, podcasters and social-media influencers.

Trump acknowledged it was too soon to draw conclusions but nonetheless moved to assign blame. Trump said he had no evidence to support his claims that diversity initiatives and hiring preferences played a role in the crash.

The White House is providing an explanation for the drones that were spotted over New Jersey, and all along the East Coast, over the past several months.

President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday's crash at Reagan National Airport.

Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.