[b]Starting January 20, Donald Trump Can Send Unblockable Mass Text Messages to the Entire Nation[/b]
WEAs allow for targeted messages to be sent to every cell phone getting a signal from certain geographically relevant cell towers (or, in a national emergency, all of them).
Here’s where things get interesting. Per the FCC, a WEA may be sent for three different reasons:
What alerts does WEA deliver?
Alerts from WEA cover only critical emergency situations. Consumers will receive only three types of alerts:
1. Alerts issued by the President
2. Alerts involving imminent threats to safety or life
3. Amber Alerts
Participating carriers may allow subscribers to block all but Presidential alerts.
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/11/president-trump-can-send-emergency-alerts-to-everyone.html
Now that's going to be useful soon…
That's probably what Q was referring to.