To bump his poll numbers, he would have hopped a plane back from Hawaii and gone on national television over-dramatising it. The truth is, he is a puppet, and no one cares, least of all him, whether he is told or not about anything relating to national security. That’s what the gubmint folks are for.
Sure he’s a puppet, BUT WHERE WAS HE!!!! The potus goes missing for 3 hours during a terrorist attack?
That’s a big deal and needs to be explained.