Reports show Trump prefers briefings in Buzzfeed-style lists

WASHINGTON—A small breach in White House cybersecurity revealed that President Trump has been receiving his daily security and intelligence briefs in the form of Buzzfeed-style lists. The breach, which was quickly contained, released a list of the president’s daily briefings, the titles of which included, “The 17 Stages of Fighting ISIS as Told by GIFs from The Bachelor,” “26 Weirdly Fascinating Facts You Might Not Know About Health Care” and “Build a Pizza and We’ll Tell You Which Immigration Plan You Should Employ.”
In a press briefing responding to the hack, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer explained that the National Security Council has been workshopping new ways to deliver information to Trump after he claimed in December that he would not be attending most intelligence briefings. “He’s a busy man who does not want to be bored with dull information,” Spicer commented. “The security council hopes this new packaging will make intelligence briefings more exciting and interesting for the president.”
The leaked report also contains previous attempts to detail key information to the president, including a script for a musical skit, a half-finished crossword puzzle and a leaked email from Trump that may have inspired the most recent plan. The email, which was sent to all of his cabinet-level officials, had a link to Buzzfeed’s “Which Disney Princess Are You?” quiz with the subject “I got Rapunzel – Which R U?!”
A day after receiving the email from Trump, Director of National Intelligence Mike Dempsey was spotted leaving Buzzfeed’s DC office. A released email from Dempsey to a Buzzfeed editor confirms the collaboration. “I appreciate you meeting with me on such short notice,” Dempsey wrote. “President Trump has responded very well to the listicle form and appears to be more engaged and focused during his daily briefings.”
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined the Daily Cardinal’s request for comment, while Buzzfeed responded with a yellow “OMG” sticker.