China and Russia reportedly spy on phone calls made by President Trump on his unsecure iPhones

According to a report in Wednesday's New York Times, President Donald Trump's aides have been warning him that the calls he makes and takes on his pair of Apple iPhone handsets are not secure. These aides also caution the president that the Russians are listening in to his conversations, while U.S. Intelligence states that Chinese spies are often listening in as well. In fact, the Times cites current and past officials who state that through sources inside foreign governments and from intercepted communications, they know that China and Russia are listening in to the president's conversations.
The New York Times says that Trump uses his smartphones when he doesn't want a call to go through the White House switchboard. Those calls are logged and can be reviewed by Trump's senior aides. Those familiar with the president's smartphone usage says that he typically calls Fox News hosts on his handset, or others who share his views and can commiserate with him over real or imagined slights.
It does appear that the president is not taking the issue of secure conversations seriously. Last year, he left one of his iPhones in a golf cart at his Bedminister, N.J. club, which put White House officials on heightened alert until the handset was found.
source: NYTimes
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