At 2:18 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, you were probably terrified by a noise and message blaring from your nearby smartphone.
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That message was from Donald Trump. We know, absolutely terrifying.
The system was put in place during President Barack Obama‘s tenure to alert people of a dire threat, but it didn’t get its first test until TODAY. The Trump administration will probably claim this messaging as another victory, which will be a surprise to no one. LOLz slash sigh.
The FEMA message read:
“THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”
It didn’t take long, actually mere seconds, before Twitter started reacting.
Ch-ch-check out some of the best — and most chilling — responses to the alert (below)!
That presidential text is like getting an Amber Alert from the guy who did it
— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) October 3, 2018
Did anyone else get this? #PresidentialAlert pic.twitter.com/BXiuLoVgGj
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) October 3, 2018
NOOOOOOO THE ALERT. IT HAPPENED
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 3, 2018
Oh hell no. pic.twitter.com/IfbwXQVF2X
— omri (@Omri_Rawrlan) October 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/spencerpratt/status/1047552173649719297
https://twitter.com/brian2596/status/1047553246733262848
https://twitter.com/KansasLib/status/1047553065174413313
Did anyone else get this?? #PresidentialAlert pic.twitter.com/klWbBca838
— dean! (@shutuptwink) October 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/awfficial/status/1047554028408918017
For those wondering: It only takes one #PresidentialAlert to make every single person in a Panera Bread furious
— jordan (@jordan_stratton) October 3, 2018
My 2-year old son getting the #PresidentialAlert is all of us: pic.twitter.com/5UNvI4uaoG
— Isandra Gonzalez (@isag22) October 3, 2018
I disagree. Action is needed. #PresidentialAlert pic.twitter.com/ABXy3Iqkrr
— Jennifer Novak (@jnovakfl) October 3, 2018
*BLOCKS* pic.twitter.com/ntOG1A7ede
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) October 3, 2018
Our #PresidentialAlert looked a little different… pic.twitter.com/vnUTNwu1yI
— Martin Heinrich (@MartinHeinrich) October 3, 2018
A predator keeps calling me.#PresidentialAlert
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) October 3, 2018
[Image via Spencer Pratt/Twitter]
