The test message read, “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” Although the test had been…
The test message read, “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”
Although the test had been reported in advance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), few were prepared for the emergency tone on their phones, commonly associated with the “amber alert” system for missing children.
The Associated Press noted:
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who ran against Donald Trump for president in 2016, attempted to make light of the alert with a Twitter troll:
Other reactions to the alert on social media varied, with many Trump critics venting their rage .
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. He is also the co-author of How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution, which is available from Regnery. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
