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The Herald Scotland
8 hours ago
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Documents detailing Trump-Putin Alaska summit left at hotel printer
Hotel guests shared the pages with NPR. The documents laid out the precise locations and meeting times of the summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, as well as phone numbers of government employees and the menu for a planned three course lunch that did not occur, including which chairs the presidents would use. The documents appear to have been produced by federal government staff and were left behind. Some of the information, including plans for a lunch and a news conference, was made public before the meeting took place. But much of it was the type of information the White House wouldn't usually share until after an event, such as whether a gift was exchanged. Some of the details verged into sensitive information that isn't made public at all, such as what times Trump would be in what rooms. Security incidents Planned movements of the president and meetings with world leaders, such as which seat they will take during a meeting, are often kept secret until they take place for security reasons. When such security breaches have happened before, they're normally considered international incidents and investigated. In 2023, a police document detailing President Joe Biden's movements, including which streets would be closed and other security measures, were found in Belfast while the president was in Ireland. The White House did not immediately return a USA TODAY request for comment Aug. 17. But Deputy White House Press Secretary Anna Kelly told NPR Aug. 16 that the papers were a "multi-page lunch menu" and suggested leaving the information on a public printer was not a security breach. Kelly also dismissed the article in a statement to NewsNation. "It's hilarious that NPR is publishing a multi-page lunch menu and calling it a 'security breach,'" Kelly said. "This type of self-proclaimed 'investigative journalism' is why no one takes them seriously and they are no longer taxpayer-funded thanks to President Trump." Lunch menu Two of the pages seen by NPR included a menu for the canceled lunch, which was to include filet mignon with brandy peppercorn sauce and halibut olympia, a green salad and creme brulee. The other pages included which seats Trump, Putin and their aides would take during the lunch and which rooms they would be in at what times. The remaining pages include contact information for staff members as well as the names of the 13 U.S. and Russian state leaders who attended, including phonetic pronunciation of the Russian names. Among the details was a gift from Trump to Putin, an "American Bald Eagle Desk Statue." More: Trump offers Putin, Zelenskyy contrasting approaches Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of several European countries are scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House August 18.
Ammon
a day ago
- Politics
- Ammon
Government papers found in Alaskan hotel at Trump-Putin summit
Ammon News - A dossier containing details about timings and locations for the Alaska summit was reportedly found by hotel guests on a printer hours before Donald Trump greeted Vladimir Putin. The papers, which appeared to have been prepared by US state department staff, included potentially sensitive information about the high-stakes talks. The eight-page document was found at around 9am on Friday by three guests at Hotel Captain Cook, located around 20 minutes from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson base in Anchorage, according to NPR. The document included details of the Aug 15 schedule, including specific names of the rooms inside the Anchorage base where each meeting would take place. A seating plan as well as information about Mr Trump planning to give Putin a ceremonial present of an 'American Bald Eagle Desk Statue' were also included in the documents, the outlet reported. The document states it was produced by the Office of the Chief of Protocol. It is not known who left the schedule on the printer, but Mr Trump's protocol chief is Monica Crowley, a former Fox News analyst. The papers reportedly list the names and phone numbers of three US staff members as well as the names of 13 US and Russian state leaders. It also included phonetic pointers for how to pronounce the names of the Russians expected at the summit, including 'Mr President POO-tihn'. The dossier also contained details about Friday's planned luncheon, which did not go ahead. According to the document, the two world leaders would have sat opposite one another, flanked by their respective delegations. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, was supposed to sit next to Mr Trump, on his right, with Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, and Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff. Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary, Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, and special envoy Steve Witkoff would have sat to Mr Trump's left. Anna Kelly, the White House deputy press secretary, denied that leaving the papers, which she described as a 'multi-age lunch menu', in public did not amount to a security breach. Tommy Pigott, the principal deputy spokesman for the state department, told The Telegraph: 'Instead of covering the historic steps towards peace achieved at Friday's summit, NPR is trying to make a story out of a lunch menu. Ridiculous.' The Telegraph
News18
a day ago
- Politics
- News18
'Meeting Times, Locations, Gifts': Trump-Putin's Meeting Details Left In Hotel Printer In Alaska
According to hotel guests, eight pages were found, containing material that appeared to have been prepared by State Department officials A set of sensitive US State Department documents were left in a public printer at Hotel Captain Cook in Alaska, just miles from the military base where US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their high-stakes summit on Friday. According to hotel guests, eight pages were found, containing material that appeared to have been prepared by State Department officials. The documents included schedules, internal phone numbers of government employees, and even details of the summit luncheon, reported NPR. One page listed the sequence of meetings between American and Russian delegations, specifying room names inside Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. It also mentioned that Trump intended to present Putin with an 'American Bald Eagle Desk Statue." Other pages contained names and contact details of three US officials, a list of leaders from both countries, along with phonetic pronunciations of their names, and instructions for a formal lunch described as being 'in honour of his excellency Vladimir Putin." The Alaska summit, which lasted three hours, was the first face-to-face engagement between Washington and Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Notably, after Putin's meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy is also scheduled to meet the US President in Washington on Monday, with European leaders expected to participate. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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First Post
a day ago
- Politics
- First Post
US State Dept documents with sensitive information on Trump-Putin found lying on hotel printer: Report
Just two hours before the talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a US State Department document containing sensitive government information was discovered on a public printer at an Alaska hotel Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chief of Protocol of the United States Monica Crowley after the Russian leader met with U.S. President Donald Trump. AFP Just two hours before the talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a US State Department document containing sensitive government information was discovered on a public printer at an Alaska hotel. According to NPR, the eight pages of the document contained a schedule, several phone numbers of government employees, and a luncheon menu. As per the report, the document was found on a public hotel printer at Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage. The hotel is a 20-minute drive away from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, where the two world leaders met on Friday to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Three guests staying at the same hotel found pages around 9 am on Friday, two hours before the summit commenced, NPR reported. However, it remains unclear exactly who left the paper. The images obtained by NPR noted that seven of the pages were 'produced by the Office of the Chief of Protocol." The hotel, which has 550 rooms, declined to comment on the location of the printers. In a statement to The Independent, Tommy Pigott, the State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson, slammed the publication for reporting on the matter. 'Instead of covering the historic steps towards peace achieved at Friday's summit, NPR is trying to make a story out of a lunch menu. Ridiculous," he said. Not a security breach A White House spokesperson told NPR that abandoning the documents in a public printer was not considered a security breach. As per the report, the first five pages of the state department document contain the sequence of the day's events, including the participants, locations, and times. Below the names of Putin and his Russian aides were the pronunciations for each name. Under the Russian president's name, the file suggests: 'POO-tihn." Apart from this, the pages also comprised phone numbers of government employees along with a gift Trump planned to give to Putin. According to NPR, the gift to the Russian leader was 'American Bald Eagle Desk Statue.' Meanwhile, the sixth page showed a lunch seating chart. The two world leaders were seated at the centre of the table, flanked on both sides by their respective officials, six for Trump and five for Putin. The seating chart mentioned where Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff will be sitting for the lunch. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, Putin's group included his Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, his Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, and Minister of Defence Andrey Belousov. The seventh page of the document included the menu for lunch, which ended up being cancelled on Friday. As per the photograph obtained by NPR, the two world leaders and their teams were supposed to be offered a green salad with champagne vinaigrette dressing and sourdough bread with rosemary lemon butter. For the main course, there would've been a choice of either filet mignon with brandy peppercorn sauce or halibut Olympia. Buttery whipped potatoes and roasted asparagus were supposed to be ordered on the sides, while the planned dessert was créme brulé with ice cream. Finally, the last page showed what appeared to be a stylised copy of the menu. At the top read: 'Luncheon in honour of his excellency Vladimir Putin.' White House brushes off the matter While speaking to NPR, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly brushed off the discovery as a 'multi-page lunch menu' and suggested leaving the documents on a public printer was not a security breach. However, other lawmakers and security experts lambasted the administration over the latest incident in Alaska. 'How many more headlines are we going to read about INCOMPETENT security breaches by the Trump Admin???' Florida Democratic Congressman Darren Soto posted on X Saturday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Jon Michaels, a UCLA law professor, told NPR that the incident 'strikes me as further evidence of the sloppiness and the incompetence of the administration." 'You just don't leave things in printers. It's that simple,' he added.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Trump intended to gift 'Poo-tihn' 'American Bald Eagle Desk Statue', 8-page secret document found in Alaska hotel
White House said the document, left behind at a Alaska hotel, was just a multi-page lunch menu. After President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska Friday, eight pages of a document which was supposed to be secret, were found at the business center of an Alaskan hotel -- possibly left behind by the US team by mistake. NPR reported about the papers adding that it's not known whether they were authentic documents but they included US State Department markings and were found on a public printer. The hotel is about 20 minutes away from where Putin and Trump convened at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, NPR reported. The documents revealed that Trump intended to gift Putin an "American Bald Eagle Desk Statue" and it's not known whether it was gifted to him. The document shared precise locations and meeting time schedules along with the phone numbers of US government employees. The document listed the names of Russian leaders with phonetic spellings, making Putin "Mr President Poo-tihn", NPR reported. NPR posted a menu that included a 'green salad' with 'champagne vinaigrette' paired with surf and turf consisting of a filet mignon with 'brandy peppercorn sauce' and 'buttery whipped potatoes and roasted asparagus' with halibut, a fish found in Russia's arctic waters. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Could This NEW Collagen Blend Finally Reduce Your Cellulite? Vitauthority Learn More Undo For something sweet, crème brûlée was reportedly planned for dessert. But the lunch was for some reason called off. A seating chart shows that Putin and Trump were supposed to sit across from each other during the luncheon. Trump would be flanked by six officials: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to his right, and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff to his left. White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly dismissed the papers as a "multi-page lunch menu" and suggested leaving the information on a public printer was not a security breach.
