When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese and the Russians Listen and Learn
Source: The New York Times
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. Trumps 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.
Mr. Trumps use of his iPhones was detailed by several current and former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity so they could discuss classified intelligence and sensitive security arrangements. The officials said they were doing so not to undermine Mr. Trump, but out of frustration with what they considered the presidents casual approach to electronic security.
American spy agencies, the officials said, had learned that China and Russia were eavesdropping on the presidents cellphone calls from human sources inside foreign governments and intercepting communications between foreign officials.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/us/politics/trump-phone-security.html
Bfd
(1,406 posts)Where's Gowdy & Chaffetz!!???
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)Weren't there reports that Obama was reluctant to give up his Blackberry, but of course he did because that's what you do as the President of the US?
I mean...the EPA Chief was building overzealous soundproof booths for his landline calls. Why wouldn't TRMP the germophobe be wary of his calls being leaked?
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)wiggs
(7,814 posts)Maggiemayhem
(811 posts)I thought they have records of every texts, email and calls. I hope they are listening to Trumps calls.
Danascot
(4,690 posts)Tell him it's Hillary and Obama
Perseus
(4,341 posts)I hope the secret service is listening too. It would be preposterous if the secret service was not listening, this is not a matter of personal privacy, this guy knows too much about secrets of the USA and everyone knows that he will do anything to "look good", at least he thinks he "looks good" by telling USA secrets to friends, he has a big mouth, the secret service needs to protect the country from this child.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)riversedge
(70,243 posts)Mark Warner
?Verified account @MarkWarner
Mark Warner Retweeted The New York Times
This is a big problem, if true. The intelligence community works hard to defend us against foreign espionage. The last thing we need is for the President to be jeopardizing national security through sheer carelessness.
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SassyGirl914
? @ToniC8
Replying to @MarkWarner @RonaldKlain
What a dope. They know his and maybe our secrets now. It shouldn't have been an option. Presidential power has to reevaluated after this mess is over. If its ever over.😞 Careless abuse of power.
7:46 PM - 24 Oct 2018
NickB79
(19,253 posts)He's not even fucking trying to act like he gives a fuck about our nation's security anymore.
MsLeopard
(1,265 posts)Some sort of national police force that can step in and arrest him for such a blatant crime, committed right out in the open, now?!! If it were a Democrat doing the same thing, there would be an inquisition, a persecution, and the building of a hangmans scaffold within weeks.
Nov 6th has to bring a message to these fascist pigs, we the people will not go down without a fight. VOTE!!!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Honestly, is there any human being on the planet who is truly a "friend" to DT or just a user, associate or hanger-on?
muriel_volestrangler
(101,322 posts)IronLionZion
(45,460 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)I don't get it... The national outrage over Hillary having an unsecured homebrew e-mail server was enough to start a congressional investigation and cost her the presidency...
Exactly what makes Trump so immune to the rule of law again?