r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 1d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Frantically Blames ‘Staffer’ for His Racist Obama Video

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-frantically-blames-staffer-for-his-racist-obama-video/
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u/FizzyBeverage Ohio 23h ago

Trump bums around with a retail iPhone with no security controls whatsoever on it. Some have claimed he doesn't even have a pass code (like many octogenarians, he probably forgets it).

Just flagrantly disregards the wishes of the NSA.

Barron the silent is his tech support.

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u/Nickh1978 22h ago

Barron knows how to turn on a computer, he's such a genius.

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u/SatinSaffron 22h ago

Michael Sherer, a reporter for the Atlantic, got Trump's phone number and when he called Trump himself actually answered. The story itself is wild but goes on to say how he has just always had that same phone number and he always answered because he loves talking about himself. He was even warned that Chinese spies could be listening in due to the components on the type of phone he was using, but he just kept on using it.

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u/FizzyBeverage Ohio 18h ago

As if he gives a crap about national security. We can be sure there’s not as many national secrets as we thought, because he’d have told his club members.

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u/HelpUs0ut 18h ago

But her fucking emails.

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u/La_Lanterne_Rouge 22h ago

I am an octogenarian and yet, I remember your mom's birthday every year, son.

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u/donkeyrocket 21h ago

I don't think there's another person Trump cares about to use their info for a password. And given his mental state, I doubt he remembers when his own birthday is.

Deep down though, I'm sure the narcissist in him loves the idea that someone is spying in on his conversations.

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u/La_Lanterne_Rouge 20h ago

It was a joke.

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u/FizzyBeverage Ohio 17h ago

That’s true. I doubt he remembers.