This is Not a Drill
Jan 13, 2018
DEVELOPING...
Full-blown panic, chaos and rage are being reported after all Hawaiians received emergency alerts on their cell phones, televisions and radios Saturday morning warning that a ballistic missile attack was imminent.
Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard tweeted that it was a false alarm.
President Trump was golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Florida near his Mar-a-Lago estate when the alert was sent.
Congresswoman Gabbard told MSNBC: "Our leaders have failed us. Donald Trump is taking too long. He's not taking this threat seriously ... This is literally life and death that is at stake."
"The people of Hawaii just got a taste of the stark reality of what we face here of a potential nuclear strike on Hawaii," Gabbard said during a phone interview on CNN minutes after the alert was broadcast across the islands. "This is a real threat facing Hawaii," she said.
There was no follow-up text saying it was a false alarm until 38 minutes after the original alert.
Hawaiian Governor David Ige told CNN that someone had "pressed the wrong button" during a shift change at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
Patrick Granfield, a former strategic communications director at the Pentagon under President Obama tweeted "thank God the President was playing golf." Granfield posted the tweet after Hawaii officials declared the emergency alert was a false alarm.
\u201cThank God the President was playing golf.\u201d— Patrick Granfield (@Patrick Granfield) 1515869738
\u201cHAWAII - THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE. THE ALERT WAS SENT OUT INADVERENTLY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAWAII OFFICIALS AND CONFIRMED THERE IS NO THREAT.\u201d— Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (@Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) 1515867869
\u201cThis is the full text of the emergency alert that was mistakenly issued for Hawaii. Again, NO missiles have been launched.\u201d— Michael van Poppel (@Michael van Poppel) 1515868598
\u201cA big shout out to @realDonaldTrump and his incompetent administration for not getting in front of this Missle false alarm situation that my family in Hawaii had to deal with for 38 agonizing minutes before they knew it was false alarm. Enjoy Mara Lago, you dirtbag.\u201d— Joy (@Joy) 1515872134
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DEVELOPING...
Full-blown panic, chaos and rage are being reported after all Hawaiians received emergency alerts on their cell phones, televisions and radios Saturday morning warning that a ballistic missile attack was imminent.
Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard tweeted that it was a false alarm.
President Trump was golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Florida near his Mar-a-Lago estate when the alert was sent.
Congresswoman Gabbard told MSNBC: "Our leaders have failed us. Donald Trump is taking too long. He's not taking this threat seriously ... This is literally life and death that is at stake."
"The people of Hawaii just got a taste of the stark reality of what we face here of a potential nuclear strike on Hawaii," Gabbard said during a phone interview on CNN minutes after the alert was broadcast across the islands. "This is a real threat facing Hawaii," she said.
There was no follow-up text saying it was a false alarm until 38 minutes after the original alert.
Hawaiian Governor David Ige told CNN that someone had "pressed the wrong button" during a shift change at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
Patrick Granfield, a former strategic communications director at the Pentagon under President Obama tweeted "thank God the President was playing golf." Granfield posted the tweet after Hawaii officials declared the emergency alert was a false alarm.
\u201cThank God the President was playing golf.\u201d— Patrick Granfield (@Patrick Granfield) 1515869738
\u201cHAWAII - THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE. THE ALERT WAS SENT OUT INADVERENTLY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAWAII OFFICIALS AND CONFIRMED THERE IS NO THREAT.\u201d— Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (@Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) 1515867869
\u201cThis is the full text of the emergency alert that was mistakenly issued for Hawaii. Again, NO missiles have been launched.\u201d— Michael van Poppel (@Michael van Poppel) 1515868598
\u201cA big shout out to @realDonaldTrump and his incompetent administration for not getting in front of this Missle false alarm situation that my family in Hawaii had to deal with for 38 agonizing minutes before they knew it was false alarm. Enjoy Mara Lago, you dirtbag.\u201d— Joy (@Joy) 1515872134
DEVELOPING...
Full-blown panic, chaos and rage are being reported after all Hawaiians received emergency alerts on their cell phones, televisions and radios Saturday morning warning that a ballistic missile attack was imminent.
Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard tweeted that it was a false alarm.
President Trump was golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Florida near his Mar-a-Lago estate when the alert was sent.
Congresswoman Gabbard told MSNBC: "Our leaders have failed us. Donald Trump is taking too long. He's not taking this threat seriously ... This is literally life and death that is at stake."
"The people of Hawaii just got a taste of the stark reality of what we face here of a potential nuclear strike on Hawaii," Gabbard said during a phone interview on CNN minutes after the alert was broadcast across the islands. "This is a real threat facing Hawaii," she said.
There was no follow-up text saying it was a false alarm until 38 minutes after the original alert.
Hawaiian Governor David Ige told CNN that someone had "pressed the wrong button" during a shift change at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
Patrick Granfield, a former strategic communications director at the Pentagon under President Obama tweeted "thank God the President was playing golf." Granfield posted the tweet after Hawaii officials declared the emergency alert was a false alarm.
\u201cThank God the President was playing golf.\u201d— Patrick Granfield (@Patrick Granfield) 1515869738
\u201cHAWAII - THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE. THE ALERT WAS SENT OUT INADVERENTLY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAWAII OFFICIALS AND CONFIRMED THERE IS NO THREAT.\u201d— Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (@Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) 1515867869
\u201cThis is the full text of the emergency alert that was mistakenly issued for Hawaii. Again, NO missiles have been launched.\u201d— Michael van Poppel (@Michael van Poppel) 1515868598
\u201cA big shout out to @realDonaldTrump and his incompetent administration for not getting in front of this Missle false alarm situation that my family in Hawaii had to deal with for 38 agonizing minutes before they knew it was false alarm. Enjoy Mara Lago, you dirtbag.\u201d— Joy (@Joy) 1515872134
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