By Mikey Campbell Monday, May 21, 2018, 10:55 pm PT (01:55 am ET) President Donald Trump uses at least two White House issued iPhones for daily business, but ignores advice to regularly swap out a model dedicated to Twitter communications because doing so is “too inconvenient.” Trump, who called for a boycott of Apple products during his presidential campaign, is an avid iPhone user, often turning to the device to reach fans through Twitter. Now in the White House, Trump’s fondness for iPhone remains as he addresses the nation through the microblogging platform, though a new report suggests his reluctance to adhere to security protocols is cause for concern. According to Politico, the president uses a pair of iPhones, one of which is a call-capable model with both camera and microphone enabled. The other unit, which Trump uses to tweet and and access a handful of unnamed news apps, has been stripped down to restrict communications to data networks. Issued by White House Information Technology and the White House Communications Agency, the iPhones are similar to heavily modified models used by President Barack Obama. Whereas Obama routinely swapped out his cellphone every 30 days for examination by security personnel, Trump clings on to his iPhone for months at a time. The president has left his Twitter iPhone unchecked for as long as five months, the publication said, citing White House staffers. How often the call-capable version is swapped out is unknown. A senior West Wing official said the phones “are… [Read full story]
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