Secretary of Homeland Security found out about President Trump's Muslim travel ban by watching TV

[TubbersUK]

Source: The Independent

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



Donald Trump acted so swiftly on closing US borders to refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries that his new Secretary of Homeland Security, John F. Kelly, found out about it from broadcast news.

Flying back to Washington from Miami, Kelly was given his first briefing on Trumps 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 were discussing, the official said, stunned.'

Read more: 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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Amateur hour

[Trust Buster]

1. That also was the fault of young staffers and Delta airlines.

[TubbersUK]

3. Quite - LOL n/t

[flygal]

6. lol true!

[mobeau69]

9. And some of the blame goes to Obama

they just haven't worked out the connection yet. Stay tuned.

[tavernier]

14. Well, most of it.

I think the rest went to the media and Starbucks.

[etherealtruth]

2. Malevolent and incompetent

[MBS]

7. " " " " " n/t

[dhol82]

8. Loved that assessment.

[Botany]

4. Might as well get rid of everybody else and just have Bannon run everything

We are screwed.

[EarthFirst]

5. Bannon works quickly...

Trump probably found out that he was signing this Executive Order in a similar fashion.

[2naSalit]

13. Most likely scenario IMHO....nt

[sdfernando]

19. Why do you think he reads the title to the reports?

He has no idea what he is signing until its put in front of him and he reads the title.

Fking DUMBASS!!!

[NCjack]

10. Kelly knew going in all about Trump's management style. When SITO Kelly

took the job, he knew that he was becoming Secretary-in-Title-only (SITO). If he can't man-up, then he should suffer in silence and tell his staff to do the same. He could save some dignity by telling Trump the magic words: "I resign immediately." It is past the time for him to fall in line. He deserves all the indignities that Trump, Bannon and Conway heap on him because he is just a simple tool who had a higher opinion of himself.

[Solly Mack]

11. Idiots. Dangerous fucking idiots.

[ffr]

12. Just the kind of shakeup Washington needs.

SURPRISE SURPRISE!!

[aggiesal]

15. Unfortunately it will be ...

35,040 amateur hours (4 years worth),
unless the idiot republicans do something about this,
like kick McCheetohead's a$$ to the curb.

[dalton99a]

16. The best executive. The best managers. EVER!

[Bayard]

17. Get used to it buddy

I suspect most of Trump's appointees are going to be treated in a similar fashion. If he wanted their opinion, he'd give it to them.

[Paladin]

18. If Kelly had any personal principles or pride, he'd resign.

No chance of that happening, though.....