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kpete

(71,988 posts)
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 09:08 AM Jan 2017

The Secretary of Homeland Security found out about President Trump closing borders by watching TV

He was getting his first briefing on the executive order when he discovered it was already being signed

Flying back to Washington from Miami, Kelly was given his first briefing on Trump’s plan, which would ultimately lead to pandemonium and protests at US airports.

The New York Times reports:

'Halfway into the briefing, someone on the call looked up at a television in his office. “The president is signing the executive order that we’re discussing,” the official said, stunned.'


http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/donald-trump-usa-travel-ban-muslim-john-f-kelly-secretary-of-homeland-secutity-tv-a7552821.html
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The Secretary of Homeland Security found out about President Trump closing borders by watching TV (Original Post) kpete Jan 2017 OP
Perhaps Morning Joe will blame a young staffer for this foolishness as well. Trust Buster Jan 2017 #1
Sec. Of Homeland Security is now just window dressing. AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #2
Maybe that's why he wanted his staff to be good looking geomon666 Jan 2017 #4
If he had an honor C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #3

geomon666

(7,512 posts)
4. Maybe that's why he wanted his staff to be good looking
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 09:53 AM
Jan 2017

on camera. He doesn't actually care what these people think, he just wants them to look the part.

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