White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, a U. S. military aide, members of the Secret Service and Chinese officials got into a physical scuffle over the so-called “nuclear football” in November, said a Sunday evening report from Axios.com. Five sources told Axios’ Jonathan Swan that on Nov.
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, a U. S. military aide, members of the Secret Service and Chinese officials got into a physical scuffle over the so-called “nuclear football” in November, said a Sunday evening report from Axios.com.
Five sources told Axios’ Jonathan Swan that on Nov. 9, as a delegation of U. S. officials including Kelly and President Donald Trump attempted to enter Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.
As the entourage crossed the threshold into the Great Hall, Chinese guards stopped the military aide tasked with carrying a briefcase containing the materials necessary for the president to authorize a nuclear strike, the so-called “nuclear football.” This aide is to remain close to the president at all times.
Axios said that when the aide was stopped, Kelly — who had already entered the hall — rushed to where the aide was being detained and ordered all U.
