That's not what the billionaire owned right wing media says. They gave no consideration whatsoever to the military value of bringing the balloon down without destroying it. It's always either/or with these clowns.
Either you shoot down the balloon, or you're on the Chinese payroll. Either you favour a Wall or you want "open borders". If you oppose voter ID you're in favour of election fraud. These are false choices, and there are always multiple options for dealing with problems, but if you're a Republican, you only get two choices, and not choosing the Republican option, makes you an enemy of the state.