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Millions of Americans were sent a "Presidential Alert" to their phones today as a test to simulate a real message from the president in a national emergency. At 2:18pm ET, the Federal Emergency Management Agency began sending the alert, saying: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System.
No, you can't block the first-ever 'presidential alert,' a message that will be sent through the Wireless Emergency Alert system. Wednesday, October 3 at exactly 2:18 p.m. ET marks the first national use of the Wireless Emergency Alert system, or WEA.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been telling us for a while now that it plans to conduct a national test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts , specifically the "Presidential Alerts" that are part of the established WEA system. Despite the fact that we've been warned multiple times about the test, many cell-phone users will likely be startled today at 2:18 p.m. ET when the testing begins, as millions of cell phones will receive a text message with an ominous header reading "Presidential Alert."
The test of the emergency alert system, scheduled to be sent by President Trump on September 20, has been delayed to October 3. The alert is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's system to warn the public in cases of emergency, such as dangerous weather, and missing children. It will be sent to the majority of cell phones in the US with the header "Presidential Alert" and the message, "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System.
You'll soon be getting a message on your phone from the President of the United States - whether you are a supporter or not. It's not a political message, but an emergency test message sent from President Donald Trump as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's system to warn the public in cases of national emergencies.
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