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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 11:40 PM Jan 2017

Trump scraps signing of cybersecurity executive action

Source: MSN/The Hill

President Trump scrapped plans on Tuesday to sign an executive action launching a government-wide cybersecurity overhaul.

The White House did not immediately provide an explanation for the cancellation.

Officials told reporters earlier Tuesday that Trump planned to order Cabinet officials to enhance their agencies' cyber defenses and commission an administration-wide review to assess hacking risks.

Hours later, Trump convened a "listening session" with top White House, Cabinet and cybersecurity experts in the Roosevelt Room.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-scraps-signing-of-cybersecurity-executive-action/ar-AAmtlS2?li=BBnb7Kz



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Trump scraps signing of cybersecurity executive action (Original Post) TomCADem Jan 2017 OP
"Plus, how's Uncle Vlad supposed to give me my orders!?" tenorly Jan 2017 #1
That's it. You nailed it. truthisfreedom Jan 2017 #3
Probably couldn't get Barron MontanaMama Jan 2017 #2
Trumpenfuherer in the Roosevelt Room, polluting it and all the WH rooms gives me the creeps. Fred Sanders Jan 2017 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Chevy Feb 2017 #5
might "have" Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #7
Did Don Small Crowds ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #6
Trojan Horse Trump just keeps opening the gates to our city wider and wider Hekate Feb 2017 #8
Gotta mop up the first mess first... EarthFirst Feb 2017 #9
What about Cambridge Analytica! and it's connection to Russia? Madam45for2923 Feb 2017 #10
But they had Rudy Giulliani Turbineguy Feb 2017 #11

Response to TomCADem (Original post)

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
6. Did Don Small Crowds
Wed Feb 1, 2017, 01:28 AM
Feb 2017

even understand one iota of what was said during the meeting? Bannon probably sat next to him interpreting into alternative facts.

EarthFirst

(2,904 posts)
9. Gotta mop up the first mess first...
Wed Feb 1, 2017, 09:23 AM
Feb 2017

Signing a CyberSecurity Executive Order would bring too much of the past Russian meddling to the forefront of the headlines.

Better to let this blow over and play this card another day...

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