'Heard about it on the news': WH 'did not know' about National Guard deployment in Ferguson

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