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applegrove

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Wed May 31, 2017, 02:13 AM May 2017

Trump gives out his cell phone number to world leaders. AP

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/world/trump-cellphone-security-1.4138898



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The notion of world leaders calling each other up via cellphone may seem unremarkable in the modern, mobile world. But in the diplomatic arena, where leader-to-leader calls are highly orchestrated affairs, it is another notable breach of protocol for a president who has expressed distrust of official channels. The formalities and discipline of diplomacy have been a rough fit for Trump — who, before taking office, was long easily accessible by cellphone and viewed himself as freewheeling, impulsive dealmaker.

Presidents generally place calls on one of several secure phone lines, including those in the White House Situation Room, the Oval Office or the presidential limousine. Even if Trump uses his government-issued cellphone, his calls are vulnerable to eavesdropping, particularly from foreign governments, national security experts say.

"If you are speaking on an open line, then it's an open line, meaning those who have the ability to monitor those conversations are doing so," said Derek Chollet, a former Pentagon adviser and National Security Council official now at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

A president "doesn't carry with him a secure phone," Chollet said. "If someone is trying to spy on you, then everything you're saying, you have to presume that others are listening to it."


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Trump gives out his cell phone number to world leaders. AP (Original Post) applegrove May 2017 OP
But her emails! LisaM May 2017 #1
It's 202-Cov-Fefe. Solly Mack May 2017 #2
He gave it out to his dictator/ruler friends. Doreen May 2017 #3
Probably so he can brag onetexan May 2017 #4
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