Trump’s Super-Duper, Ultra-Secure iPhone Practices

Given the fuss that Donald Trump made regarding Hillary Clinton’s private email server, I’m sure that using technology in a wise and secure manner is at the top of his list. Oh wait…

When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing, American intelligence reports indicate that Chinese spies are often listening — and putting to use invaluable insights into how to best work the president and affect administration policy, current and former American officials said.

Mr. Trump’s aides have repeatedly warned him that his cellphone calls are not secure, and they have told him that Russian spies are routinely eavesdropping on the calls, as well. But aides say the voluble president, who has been pressured into using his secure White House landline more often these days, has still refused to give up his iPhones. White House officials say they can only hope he refrains from discussing classified information when he is on them.

But maybe there’s a silver lining to all this:

Administration officials… said they had further confidence he was not spilling secrets because he rarely digs into the details of the intelligence he is shown and is not well versed in the operational specifics of military or covert activities.

Whew. I was worried for a moment there.

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