UK leader exchanged texts with person posing as Trump aide
What's new: The messages were described as brief and insignificant, and were reported after the prime minister became suspicious.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged a few text messages with someone posing as Susie Wiles, chief of staff to US President Donald Trump, before he grew suspicious and reported the contact to security authorities, a government official said Aug. 17. The official said the messages were brief and carried no significant content. Burnham's office did not provide further details and cited its policy of not commenting on national security matters. The episode echoes other impersonation attempts involving senior officials, including a 2024 hoax targeting David Cameron and earlier calls to Ben Wallace and Priti Patel from someone pretending to be Ukraine's prime minister.