Trump: Hawaii officials 'made a mistake' with false alert

[DonViejo]

By BRENT D. GRIFFITHS 01/14/2018 08:43 PM EST

President Donald Trump on Sunday said Hawaii officials "made a mistake" when a false alert went out that said the island was about to be hit by a ballistic missile attack, and he said the federal government would be involved going forward.

"That was a state thing, but we are going to now get involved with them," Trump told reporters in Florida. "They took responsibility. They made a mistake."

Hawaii officials said Saturday that "human error" caused an incorrect emergency alert to go out telling residents to seek shelter. It took more than 40 minutes for a correction to be sent, despite the fact that officials said they knew within minutes that there was no threat. Hawaii Gov. David Ige and top emergency officials have pledged a probe into the matter.

The White House said Saturday that Trump had been briefed, but he had not yet weighed in. Trump's Cabinet has yet to test formal plans for how to respond to a domestic missile attack.

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[NCTraveler]

1. We should really start emphasizing that today's conservatives are all about big government.

It's has simply become a part of their mind-set. Get that message through. They did a good job promoting the propaganda that we are tax and spend liberals. If the people can wake up to the method in which conservatives expand government, they will be more likely to go with the real deal, Democrats.

[janterry]

2. Oh, so it was a mistake

thanks for clearing that up for me, and in such a timely fashion!!