White House Weekly: December 21

Published December 21, 2020 11:30am ET



We begin on Saturday, December 12th, President Trump appears at the 121st annual Army-Navy college football game in West Point, New York, receiving a very warm reception before taking part in the coin toss in the middle of the field. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the game, which is typically played in Philadelphia, was moved to West Point. It’s first time the game between the two military academies has been played at that location since World War II.

Sunday, December 13th, the Trump administration confirms a report that a foreign government-backed group successfully carried out a cyberattack on the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments. Sources told Reuters that the hackers were suspected to be working for the Russian government and have been monitoring internal email traffic at the two departments. The breach was considered so severe that the National Security Council convened for a meeting on Saturday. Despite acknowledging the report, the Trump administration did not confirm the source or identity of the hackers.

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