Chinese security blocked Trump’s military aide. Then things got physical
I’ve spoken to five sources familiar with the events. Here’s what happened, as they describe it:
On Thursday Nov. 9, when President Trump and his team visited Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Chief of Staff John Kelly and a U. S. Secret Service agent skirmished with Chinese security officials over the nuclear football.
The whole scuffle was over in a flash, and the U. S. officials told about the incident were asked to keep quiet about it. Trump’s team followed the normal security procedure to brief the Chinese before their visit to Beijing, according to a person familiar with the trip — but somebody at the Chinese end either didn’t get the memo or decided to mess with the Americans anyway.
