After Entirety of Hawaii Fears Incoming Ballistic Missile, Trump Attacks ‘Fire and Fury’ and Media
“He Couldn’t Care Lessâ€
Early Saturday, the entire state of Hawaii was advised to seek immediate shelter due to an inbound ballistic missile. It took the state nearly 40 minutes to issue an official correction for the “false alarm,†and now the president has issued his first statement in the incident’s aftermath.
Having returned from his latest round of golf this afternoon, Donald Trump took to Twitter not to offer comfort to Hawaiians who literally feared for their lives as they awoke – but to attack  Michael Wolff‘s bombshell tell-all book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House†and the free press at large.
“So much Fake News is being reported. They don’t even try to get it right, or correct it when they are wrong,†Trump tweeted, completely ignoring his own tendencies and mere flirtations with the truth. “They promote the Fake Book of a mentally deranged author, who knowingly writes false information. The Mainstream Media is crazed that WE won the election!â€
So much Fake News is being reported. They don’t even try to get it right, or correct it when they are wrong. They promote the Fake Book of a mentally deranged author, who knowingly writes false information. The Mainstream Media is crazed that WE won the election!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2018
The lack of empathy for U.S. citizens was noted by Twitter users:
No reference to what happened in #Hawaii, no “Going to investigate so does not happen again”?? Where is the leadership in all this?
— Sonia Esparza (@SEcorona12) January 13, 2018
HAWAII ???????????????????
— meydey (@meydey0) January 13, 2018
This is your first tweet after the Hawaii incident. Are you serious?? You have no sense of what is important.
— Ron Shaw (@RonShaw80) January 13, 2018
That should totally reassure the people of Hawaii your Royal Highness. Go back to golfing
— Shea Cameron (@sheacameron) January 13, 2018
This is Trump’s first public statement since the Hawaii false alarm. It’s about Michael Wolff’s book. https://t.co/Co5j7fwsEH
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 13, 2018
Attack the media & their right to free speech while spending the day golfing during a crisis in Hawaii that shook Americans to the core. Trump is not prepared to steer Americans incase that 3am phone call does ever occur. https://t.co/quNw43yJsj
— Simar (@sahluwal) January 13, 2018
Trump hasn’t said anything about Hawaii. He was golfing when the false alarm went off, and just kept on golfing. He didn’t reassure the thousands of people who undoubtedly are still in a strange shock/panic. Wouldn’t expect anything more from him, but still. Just let that sink in
— Ämɑɳda (@__amnda_) January 13, 2018
Not only is Trump a failed President, he failed the people of Hawaii, all the U.S. Service people stationed there…
He failed all of the families who have relatives and service members stationed there.
Trump is an utter #Failure— Tim (@SupermanHotMale) January 13, 2018
Trump’s first tweet since the mistake missile alert in Hawaii. He couldn’t care less. https://t.co/pCC42tuaC8
— Patricia McGahan (@BeachcomberNC) January 13, 2018
Prior to the tweet, one user made this astute observation:
Panicked Hawaiians were fleeing for shelter after the false missile alert.
Donald Trump still hasn’t chimed in to provide any leadership at all.
Too busy golfing?
Or doesn’t care because Hawaii is a blue state with a non-white majority?
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) January 13, 2018
Also of note:
You know what this means? Trump would rather we go back to talking about #FireAndFury, his gross incompetence, and the dysfunctional White House than his racist comments. https://t.co/5QIZ2xlLSz
— Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) January 13, 2018
Following the false alert in Hawaii, the White House released a statement advising that Trump had been briefed on the matter. “This was purely a state exercise,” deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters wrote.
To comment on this article and other NCRM content, visit our Facebook page.
If you find NCRM valuable, would you please consider making a donation to support our independent journalism?
Â
Â

Enjoy this piece?
… then let us make a small request. The New Civil Rights Movement depends on readers like you to meet our ongoing expenses and continue producing quality progressive journalism. Three Silicon Valley giants consume 70 percent of all online advertising dollars, so we need your help to continue doing what we do.
NCRM is independent. You won’t find mainstream media bias here. From unflinching coverage of religious extremism, to spotlighting efforts to roll back our rights, NCRM continues to speak truth to power. America needs independent voices like NCRM to be sure no one is forgotten.
Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Help ensure NCRM remains independent long into the future. Support progressive journalism with a one-time contribution to NCRM, or click here to become a subscriber. Thank you. Click here to donate by check.
![]() |