Hawaii missile alert: How one employee âpushed the wrong buttonâ and caused a wave of panic
Other Hawaii leaders focused not on the alert system but on the growing tensions between the United States and North Korea that had fueled fears of a nuclear strike in the first place. On CNNâs âState of the Unionâ Sunday  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) criticized  President Trump  for not taking the threat of nuclear war seriously enough and urged him to engage North Korean leaders in serious negotiations to denuclearize.
The mistaken alert was sent Saturday while  the president  was at Trump International Golf Club near  his  vacation home in Palm Beach  Fla.  although it was not clear whether  he  was on the golf course at the time.
A White House official said  Trump  was quickly briefed by deputy national security adviser Ricky L. Waddell  who accompanied  Trump  from Washington. He later discussed the episode with National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly  the official said.
The federal government keeps track of North Korean launches through several means  including satellite surveillance  and officials around  Trump  would have known that no missile was detected.
 Trump  was not seen in public Saturday  and  he  issued no statements about the incident.
â The president  has been briefed on the state of Hawaiiâs emergency management exercise. This was purely a state exercise â Walters said.
Walters also accompanied  Trump  to Florida.
Other Hawaii leaders focused not on the alert system but on the growing tensions between the United States and North Korea that had fueled fears of a nuclear strike in the first place. On CNNâs âState of the Unionâ Sunday  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) criticized   [TGT] for not taking the threat of nuclear war seriously enough and urged him to engage North Korean leaders in serious negotiations to denuclearize.
The mistaken alert was sent Saturday while   [TGT] was at Trump International Golf Club near   [TGT]   vacation home in Palm Beach  Fla.  although it was not clear whether   [TGT]   was on the golf course at the time.
A White House official said   [TGT]   was quickly briefed by deputy national security adviser Ricky L. Waddell  who accompanied   [TGT] from Washington. He later discussed the episode with National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly  the official said.
The federal government keeps track of North Korean launches through several means  including satellite surveillance  and officials around   [TGT] would have known that no missile was detected.
  [TGT] was not seen in public Saturday  and   [TGT]   issued no statements about the incident.
â  [TGT] has been briefed on the state of Hawaiiâs emergency management exercise. This was purely a state exercise â Walters said.
Walters also accompanied   [TGT] to Florida.