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Burnham Texted Impersonator Posing as Trump Chief of Staff

Published 17 August 2026

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham was the target of an impersonation scheme in which an unknown individual posed as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, leading to a security concern that was escalated to the Trump administration.

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