President Donald Trump¹ has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly, an unusual invitation that breaks diplomatic protocol² and is raising concerns about the security and secrecy³ of the US commander in chief's communications.

 

美国总统特朗普给世界领导人留手机号码，让他们直接给自己打电话，这种不同寻常的邀请打破了外交礼节，也让人担忧美国总统通讯的安全性和保密性。

 

Trump has urged leaders of Canada and Mexico to reach him on his cellphone, according to former and current US officials with direct knowledge of the practice. Of the two, only Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken advantage of the offer so far, the officials said.

 

Trump also exchanged numbers with French President Emmanuel Macron when the two spoke⁴ immediately following Macron's victory earlier last month, according to a French official, who would not comment on whether Macron intended to use the line.

 

Trump has struggled more than most recent presidents to keep his conversations with world leaders private. His remarks to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Russian diplomats⁵ have all leaked, presumably after notes of the conversations were circulated by national security officials.

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