John Kirby, the spokesperson for the National Security Council, told CNN Monday that the drones that have recently been seen over New Jersey and other East Coast states are non-threatening, and “represent lawful,

With investigations into drone sightings ongoing, and reports that there have been over 5,000 sightings, Newsweek looks at everything the White House has said.

The White House said in a press call that the public has had a "slight overreaction" to a myriad of supposed drone sightings across the East Coast.