Well this is just freaking horrifying. Not only did Trump's three tweets this morning announcing an entirely new military policy come as a surprise to the military itself, but the Pentagon was caught so by surprise that for a few minutes, they feared he was about to announce military action. On his Twitter feed.
From BuzzFeed:
At the Pentagon, the first of the three tweets raised fears that the president was getting ready to announce strikes on North Korea or some other military action. Many said they were left in suspense for nine minutes, the time between the first and second tweet. Only after the second tweet did military officials receive the news the president was announcing a personnel change on Twitter.
Think for a moment just how little military leaders think of Trump that they would be on the edge of their seats wondering if the lunatic was about to order military strikes via Twitter without telling them first.
Now think for a moment about how reasonable those fears, by those generals, probably are.