Nuclear Football Feud: John Kelly, Chinese Officials Clash During Trump’s China Visit Mikael Thalen Posted on February 19, 2018 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with World News White House protocol states the military aide carrying the nuclear football is required to stay close to the president at all times Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email