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underpants

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19. What possible explanations could there be other than security or medical?

Reply to Walleye (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:41 PM

20 hrs ago

They thought they could cover this up with “sharing it with the troops?” How insular is that inner circle?
Maybe Trump came up with it and they were all, “Sir! Great idea Sir!”

The reporting only clarified which it was.

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Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

👀 The calls are coming from inside the house 😳 underpants Yesterday #1

Wiles (old and ugly) and Patel (dumb as a fence post and even uglier than her) democratsruletheday 20 hrs ago #15

I wonder if they like being treated like criminals, the way we have been by this administration Walleye Yesterday #2

What possible explanations could there be other than security or medical? underpants 20 hrs ago #19

Enforcing loyalty is the only thing they really consider important. All that "running the country" nonsense can wait. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #3

The ONLY thing. Karasu Yesterday #7

There are no leaks pfitz59 Yesterday #4

When it was gifted this the lack of security features was noted in every article maxsolomon Yesterday #6

You saw it when it got here. ananda 23 hrs ago #9

Imagine having to work with a bunch of paranoid backstabbing idiots. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #5

The one and only qualification for any role in a fascist regime is absolute loyalty, so anything less than that causes Karasu Yesterday #8

Narcissism and paranoia go hand in hand. llmart 23 hrs ago #10

Yes, they do. littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #13

Except this crew is like... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #11

"Temu fascists" cracked me up. That's one of the best descriptions I've seen. They're trying so hard to get there, Karasu 23 hrs ago #12

Confederacy of Dunces.... democratsruletheday 20 hrs ago #16

Are these personal phones??? ultralite001 22 hrs ago #14

I think anything within the WH grounds is open to searching. underpants 20 hrs ago #18

Check Wiles' and Patel's phones and computers. chowder66 20 hrs ago #17

Check Patel's 'girlfriend's' phone! 70sEraVet 7 hrs ago #22

Seeing the albatross purr-rat beauty 20 hrs ago #20

Ministry of Love A Badger 11 hrs ago #21

Ah, yes...go after the 'leakers' in the White House not the actual criminals in the White House travelingthrulife 6 hrs ago #23

Perhaps ironic that this bit of news was also "leaked to the press". JohnnyRingo 4 hrs ago #24