Trump accused of endangering US national security

The administration of US President Donald Trump is being accused of endangering American national security following a series of high-profile controversies over its handling of sensitive information.

Democratic lawmakers and independent experts say Trump has made a series of security missteps, including working on national security issues in plain public view of guests, Politico reported Monday.

Furor peaked Saturday when the new president took a phone call about a North Korean missile test while sitting in full view of guests at his private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

“This is mind-bogglingly irresponsible,” said Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon and a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. “Trump threatens national security by letting anyone who pays to get into his club photograph sensitive deliberations.”

Security experts have raised red flags over Trump tweeting via an unsecured Android mobile phone, a…

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