Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order authorizing deployment of the National Guard to deal with violence in Ferguson, Mo.
The White House was reportedly unaware:
BREAKING: White House “Did Not Know” National Guard Was Being Deployed In Ferguson http://t.co/HRtBONg2xF
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) August 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/BklynMiddleton/status/501378728480350211
The White House, true to form, will have to learn about the deployment from news reports.
#VineyardProbs RT @katherinemiller: BREAKING: White House “Did Not Know” Nat. Guard Was Being Deployed In Ferguson http://t.co/h04GcTyQ3G
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) August 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/mullrainee/status/501380496145014784
I was going to make a joke about Obama being livid when he read about Ferguson in the papers, but he beat me to it. http://t.co/s2u4xxyZZC
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) August 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/markokloos/status/501377019897446400
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