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Trump Trades in Android Phone For Secret Service-Approved Device (cnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the secret-service-approved dept.

Who's got two thumbs and a Secret Service-approved phone to tweet from? On arriving in Washington on Thursday ahead of his inauguration, Donald Trump has handed in his Android device in exchange for an unidentified locked-down phone, according to Associated Press. From a report: The phone comes with a new number that is known only to a limited number of people. This marks a big change for Trump, who's frequently on the line with friends, business contacts, reporters, foreign leaders and politicians. Barack Obama was the first president to use a mobile device approved by security agencies because of hacking concerns. Initially he had a heavily modified BlackBerry and later switched to another phone that had most features totally disabled. He was not known to use it for making or receiving calls, but it was one of few devices that had access to the @POTUS Twitter account.

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  1. Tweet less by jwhyche · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Did they take tweeter off it?

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    I read at +2. If your post doesn't reach that level I will not see or respond to it.
  2. Re:Reasonable and boring. by guacamole · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Let's face it. Your argument is kinda weak because every president elect has always been the world's biggest target regardless of how much of the popular vote the pres won (for the curious, the presidential candidates must always spend resources to optimize their electoral college votes because that's what counts, unlike the useless popular vote). The president's smartphone is always locked down and provided by the government IT specialists regardless of what his previous preferences were. Just last year, when the Samsung Galaxy S7 was "the thing", Obama was handed a "locked down" Galaxy S4 because this is how it works. The commander in chief must always be using a tested and locked down device.

  3. should be been Bernie Sanders! by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    should be been Bernie Sanders!

    1. Re:should be been Bernie Sanders! by thunderclees · · Score: 3, Interesting

      During Obama's first run the DNC was concerned about Hillary splitting the ticket so a deal was cut with the Clinton's that included the SOS appointment and the nomination when Obama's 2nd term was up. You could tell the fix was in as usually there are usually many candidates to throw their hat in the ring and this is whittled down quickly. This past DNC nomination was unusual in that there were so few to come forward especially since there are so many better candidates than Hillary in the DNC. Bernie would have run against Satan and he gave the nomination process an air of legitimacy but he was not supposed to win. He did far better then he should have as which is why he is enjoying his new $500k vacation home the DNC/Clinton's gave him to go away. After the nomination was completed much of the DNC committee resigned to avoid any potential fraud charges.

      The thing is that Trump did not win, Hillary lost. By nominating her the DNC gave most no choice, she was practically the worst candidate to nominate. Too much corruption and too polarizing for no good reason.

      “this is a man whohas said women don’t deserve equal pay unless they do as good a job as men.” - Hillary Clinton on how Trump is a sexist

  4. Re: If they're smart... by Mashiki · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Because his supports have an IQ of a retarded ferret?

    You'd think that after ~15-17 years of identity politics, labeling people as "racists, nazis, retards, bigots, sexists, etc, etc, etc" that the left would learn something. Seems to be a NOPE on that one. And it's only cost them in the US ~1200 seats of power. It's only cost them brexit. It's likely going to cost them Germany and France too. And with the shit that Trudeau and leftists are now pulling in Canada? I wouldn't be surprised if we see the death of the Liberal Party within the next 5 years. And I'll bet that instead of being introspective, people on the left are gonna double down. Just like the democrats in the US are, just like political parties, and media are in the US and Europe.

    Just a FYI: The left are overrun with extremists. Whether it be people who claim they're anti-racists being racists, claiming to be anti-bigots, while engaging in bigotry. Engaging in general shitty behavior that enables a literal cultural desert because "cultural appropriation." Engaging in sexist or anti-sexual liberation ideologies. It doesn't matter. You are, where the right was ~25 years ago, when you were out there screaming about the "crazy religious right-wing nuts." Get rid of the crazies, dump the identity politics. In short: Get your shit in order.

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  5. Trump is worse in every way by sjbe · · Score: 3, Interesting

    She's a traitor, a habitual liar, incompetent, self-serving, and saggy-boobs deep in pay-for-play.

    "Traitor"? Seriously? Can I have some of what you are smoking? And claiming that Clinton is less of a self serving liar than Trump is just idiotic.

    Think on that. We elected an IDIOT because he's better than the alternative. If he gets our soldiers killed or sells us out, it'll be because he's dumb and incompetent, not because he's sleazy and malicious.

    Trump is dumb and incompetent AND sleazy and malicious. It's not either/or. The man collects vendettas like a teenager collects Pokemon cards. Whatever you imagine Clinton's faults to be, Trump has matched or exceeded each and every one of them. Trump is a reprehensible, cruel, ignorant, narcissist, whose only real talent is self promotion.

    At least with him, there's a chance.

    If you actually believe that then you are dumber than you claim Trump is.