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Trump's 'Impenetrable' Cyber Unit That Never Was
NPR
Spare a thought for the poor U.S.-Russia Joint Impenetrable Cybersecurity Unit, which didn't even survive an entire news cycle this weekend.
President Trump pitched the joint cyber-team with Russia in a tweet on Sunday.
He went on to rule out the idea in a second tweet on Sunday evening.
Then again, the notion had about as much chance of acceptance in the U.S. national security world as ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago.
"It's not the dumbest idea I've ever heard, but it's pretty close," said South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, appearing on Meet the Press.
"Partnering with Putin on a 'Cyber Security Unit' is akin to partnering with Assad on a 'Chemical Weapons Unit,'" wrote Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Twitter.
"A cyber security working group with the very perpetrators of the attack on our election? Might as well just mail our ballots to Moscow," said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee. He also sounded off on Twitter.