Leave it to CNN’s Jim Acosta to come up with the most dramatic tweet to describe what happened:
Urgent: Trump tried to go to DMZ but failed per WH pool
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 8, 2017
Why is that urgent? https://t.co/5bE9sdZzVX
— Rep. Steven Smith ?? (@RepStevenSmith) November 8, 2017
This makes it sound like he failed to answer the guardian’s questions three. https://t.co/h5oYjTLzxX
— Adam Selzer ❄️ (@adamselzer) November 8, 2017
An AP tweet says it was weather but this makes it sound so much more comical https://t.co/cEvAm5xlEW
— Barrett Tomek (@BarrettTomek) November 8, 2017
Yes, it was the weather.
Heavy fog forced them to turn back.
However, @Acosta would rather just say failed because he is not interested in reporting the news with any facts absent of his own personal bias https://t.co/vMPmRchH0Y
— Michael Sullivan (@Sully21) November 8, 2017
Trump might have “failed,” but it’s not as though he didn’t try.
DMZ visit was secret plan since before Trump left United States, @PressSec told us.
Trump disappointed. “I think he’s pretty frustrated.” https://t.co/0GlaHpUzyj— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 8, 2017
Secrecy rules for Trump’s aborted surprise trip to the DMZ (no reporting until he’s back) were tighter than for Cheney secret trip to Pakistan, or Bush to Iraq/Afghanistan (could report upon arrival). Wild. pic.twitter.com/deU6OQD6ak
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) November 8, 2017
Pres Trump tried to go to the DMZ today and was five minutes from the area but had to turn back due to fog. pic.twitter.com/5FJI4Ka16N
— Steve Holland (@steveholland1) November 8, 2017
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"They basically said we can't land," said Sarah Sanders. https://t.co/ZnrUPDabqI
— Steve Holland (@steveholland1) November 8, 2017
It would have been 1st time a South Korean and US president toured DMZ together, @PressSec said. “Still shows the strength of the alliance.” pic.twitter.com/PXbgpr6JU5
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 8, 2017
White House officials w/ Trump on aborted DMZ trip: Rex Tillerson, H.R. McMaster, John Kelly, Stephen Miller, Joe Hagin, Sarah Sanders. pic.twitter.com/4iviDrmVxj
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 8, 2017
From inside Chinook helicopter as part of White House package on aborted DMZ visit. We were 5 minutes from border when we turned around pic.twitter.com/JtqywVWd4Y
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) November 8, 2017
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Related:
VP Mike Pence has close encounter with N. Korea soldiers at DMZ [photos, video] https://t.co/KIGBJzhPse
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 17, 2017