by not attending inauguration, Trump causes logistical problems with getting "nuclear football" back

[Demovictory9]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9165719/Donald-Trump-causes-logistical-nightmare-nuclear-codes-leaving-Washington-early.html




How Trump's early White House departure has caused a logistical nightmare over the nuclear codes: Military will have to fly 'football' back to DC after president takes it to Florida

Donald Trump is expected to leave Washington at around 8am on Wednesday

He will, as president, take the 'nuclear football' with him, carried by an aide

Normally the football is transferred from one aide to another at noon

Instead Trump's football will be deactivated at noon and Biden's activated

'There are at least three to four identical 'footballs': one follows the president, one follows the vice president, and one traditionally is set aside for the designated survivor at events like inaugurations and State of the Union addresses,' he said.

[Pachamama]

1. I am hoping that bag is filled with magazines and snacks

Hopefully wiser people are not sending the nuclear codes with Trump even for an hour

[blogslut]

2. Don't they just change the code?

I could have sworn I heard that they just change the code when Biden takes over.

[arlyellowdog]

3. I admit I also have read Daily Mail these last weeks

But this is baloney. They just give Biden the new codes.

[Tanuki]

4. Yep, and the airplane is going to have to fly back to Washington anyway,

so it doesn't seem like a big deal at all for the football, military aide, and any other support personnel to which Trump is no longer entitled to be on board as well.