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The Chinese Gifts Tossed Before Boarding Air Force One
Staff for President Donald Trump made sure that no items from China — from delegation pins to burner phones — were taken aboard Air Force One on Friday as the plane departed the communist country. The move was part of precautionary measures taken by Trump’s delegation to ward off Chinese spying and hacking during the high-stakes trip. Trump and other American officials made the trip without their personal electronic devices to protect sensitive government and personal information. “American staff took everything Chinese officials handed out — credentials, burner phones from WH staff, pins for delegation — collected them before we got on AF1 and threw them in a bin at [the bottom of the] stairs. Nothing from China allowed on the plane,” New York Post reporter Emily Goodin noted. “We’re taking off shortly for America.”Trump referenced the digital lockdown while speaking to reporters on Air Force One, when he noticed he was being filmed. “I heard you didn’t have cameras back here. In fact, I loved it,” Trump said. “I heard that you were shut out for two hours until we leave the...
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