Trump's aides appeared to brief him on North Korea's recent missile test in front of Mar-A-Lago members
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The meeting was conducted out in the open, in front of paying members of the club, with cell phones pointing toward sensitive documents. The decision-making about how to respond to North Korea was "on full view to fellow diners," CNN reported.
"Trump's National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and chief strategist Steve Bannon left their seats to huddle closer to Trump as documents were produced and phone calls were placed to officials in Washington and Tokyo," according to CNN. "The patio was lit only with candles and moonlight, so aides used the camera lights on their phones to help the stone-faced Trump and Abe read through the documents."
A paying member of Mar-A-Lago, Richard DeAgazio, took photos of the scene and later posted them on his Facebook page.
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DeAgazio also took a photo of himself with the US official whom he identified as being responsible for carrying around the nuclear football - a briefcase whose contents can be used by the president to authorize a nuclear strike.
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Journalist Sam Oakford first spotted the photos on DeAgazio's Facebook page.
DeAgazio also took a photo with Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon.
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