The Trump administration is also facing criticism for its very public handling of the North Korea ballistic missile launch. The news of the launch broke on Saturday night as Trump and other White House officials were dining in the restaurant at the Trump-owned Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Trump was hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the weekend. As Trump and top officials moved to coordinate the United States’ response, other Mar-a-Lago diners gawked at the scene, including diner Richard DeAgazio, who posted a series of photos on Facebook along with the comments, ”HOLY MOLY !!! It was fascinating to watch the flurry of activity at dinner when the news came that North Korea had launched a missile in the direction of Japan. … Wow.....the center of the action!!!” The display of dealing with classified information in public drew fire from both Senate Democrats and Republicans, including Arizona Republican Senator John McCain. Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and New Mexico Democratic Senator Tom Udall said, “This is America’s foreign policy, not this week’s episode of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ We urge our Republican colleagues to start taking this administration’s rash and unprofessional conduct seriously before there are consequences we all regret.” On Monday, the U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea for the missile test, which is a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
“Holy Moly!”: Diners Watch as Trump Handles N. Korea Missile Launch in Public
HeadlineFeb 14, 2017
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