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Trump Increasingly Using Cell Phone To Bypass Kellys Authority
By Kate Riga | April 23, 2018 5:06 pm
President Donald Trump is frequently turning to his cell phone to contact advisers, a sign that he is seeking to circumvent chief of staff John Kellys gatekeeping and take direct control of who has access to him, CNN reported Monday.
Unnamed sources told CNN that Trump is bypassing the White House switchboard, which would give Kelly access to Trumps daily call log. This system has reportedly benefitted former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who Kelly tried to cut off from Trump earlier in the administration. Trump has also established that he wants National Security Adviser John Bolton and national economic adviser Larry Kudlow to come directly to him without looping in Kelly, a break with precedent.
This revelation is in keeping with recent reports about the increasingly strained relationship between the President and his chief of staff.
This practice reportedly could pose security threats, as cell phones are vulnerable to hacking and eavesdropping, as well as hampering record keeping for historical archiving and accountability.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-using-cell-phone-more-to-avoid-john-kelly
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Trump Increasingly Using Cell Phone To Bypass Kellys Authority (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Apr 2018
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no_hypocrisy
(46,209 posts)1. But, Hillary and her e-mails . . . . . .
thegoose
(3,115 posts)2. Isn't it time to remove this asshole's security clearances?
Since he's blathering and tweeting away and talking to the Faux News fucks with gleeful abandon? Dented circus peanut has been a risk since Day One, but the Pukes just keep bowing down.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)3. I'm sure the cell phone is encrypted or otherwise secured, right? Right? nt
kimbutgar
(21,211 posts)4. Maybe he buying coke from his dealer.
Girard442
(6,085 posts)5. If cell phones are truly vulnerable to eavesdropping and hacking...
...then hop to it guys. Your country needs you.