@anamariecox Uhhhhhhhhhh http://pic.twitter.com/xwTmMwlWfW— Pablo S. Torre (@PabloTorre) February 13, 2017
Washington Post: ‘Nuclear football’ photo taken at Trump’s golf resort puts the Pentagon in an awkward position
It’s unlikely that an Army officer posing for a photograph with a patron at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago golf resort while apparently carrying the “nuclear football” broke any Defense Department regulations, but doing so has put the Pentagon in an awkward situation, defense officials said.
The image was one of several posted over the weekend by Richard DeAgazio, a retired investor, as the president took phone calls publicly over dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after North Korea conducted a ballistic missile test Saturday night. The photographs have prompted questions among some national security professionals because it appears Trump and his staff handled a sensitive — and potentially classified — security situation in public.
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WNU Editor: I have lost count on how many times I have posted pictures of U.S. servicemen carrying the nuclear football in this blog. So why now the big fuss? Is it because the President is President Trump? This is a non-story but it is carrying a lot of news coverage and commentary (see below).
More News On A Guest Of President Trump Taking A Picture With The 'Nuclear Football'?
'This is Rick... he carries the "football"': Palm Beach actor posts photo of himself with military aide 'carrying the nuclear codes' in set of remarkably candid snaps taken at Mar-a-Lago -- Daily Mail
Mar-a-Lago guest takes picture with nuclear 'football' briefcase -- The Hill
Social media is freaking out about a photo of the man who holds the nuclear football. The Pentagon is not -- L.A. Times
Man Poses for Facebook Photo With Protector of U.S. Nuke Codes -- Popular Mechanics
Trump guest sparks security concerns after posing with 'nuclear football' at dinner with Abe -- RT
Donald Trump Is Turning His Mar-a-Lago Estate Into a National Security Nightmare -- Mother Jones
