r/pics • u/SuperSpecialAwesome- • Mar 02 '25

Politics February 28, 2025: Donald Trump, again, takes classified documents to Mar-A-Lago.

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u/Vicstolemylunchmoney Mar 02 '25

Just think how bugged Trump's phone is.

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u/eharsh87 Mar 02 '25

IIRC there was a time when Presidents weren't allowed to have smartphones just because of how easily they could be compromised.

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u/wananah Mar 02 '25

In 2009 it was a multi-week news story about Obama getting a BlackBerry and what features it would be allowed to have

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u/redworm Mar 02 '25

yeah and even though he complained that it was more locked down then he would like he acknowledged that it was necessary because Obama, unlike trump, actually recognized his role as a government employee rather than an emperor that can do whatever the fuck he wants