Given that DJI hardware uses closed-source communication protocols — which means they’re not cross-compatible with other drone brands — it follows that the DHS officer was piloting a Chinese-made drone. DHS has launched a Program Executive Office to rapidly procure and deploy drone and counter drone technology. “Someone needs to ask Kristi Noem why she and DHS are promoting and using Sinister Chinese Communist drones, instead of Square-Jawed Heterosexual American Drones,” Greenwood quipped. The humiliating self-own comes after Donald Trump moved to ban Chinese-made drones back in December, a move which specifically included DJI. Why is the government still using drones, especially for sensitive homeland security purposes, that are expressly prohibited?