The false alarm comes at the height of increased U. S. tension with North Korea and as athletes around the world prepare to converge on South Korea next month for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Transcript for President Trump says nothing about the mistaken missile alert in Hawaii
Steve ganyard, from Washington, D. C., thank you. A huge part of the reason for the hysteria was because it came at a time of heightened tensions with North Korea. How did we get though this point? David Wright is traveling with the president in west palm beach Florida. No word from the white house yet? Reporter: That’s right, Dan. The president was briefed right away about the situation in Hawaii. The white house has yet to comment publicly. Instead, they’re referring all questions to the pent dpon and to local authorities. But the panic in Hawaii is part of a larger political picture. Attention. Reporter: Hawaii’s false alarm comes at a moment when concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program are at an all-time high.
