The President sets the tone. We take our cue from him regardless of who the President is. I saw a man who could not be bothered, a man who told the world, “Yeah, but it didn't explode. No Problem.”
He needed to get in front of it and reassure the public that he was on top of it, he was monitoring it, and although he would not be returning XYZ is in DC blah blah.
It was obvious, they had no clue what they were dealing with, which is more reason for one or two vacations to be cut short.
I still cannot wrap my mind around it. Maybe it is just me. Two options:
1. No one gave a damn. Vacation time was more important
2. Chatter or intelligence gave suggested something might be in the works and all of them were more secure where they were.
/s