Overview
- Photos released by the White House show chief of staff Susie Wiles wearing a WHOOP fitness band next to President Trump in an improvised command setting at Mar-a-Lago during Operation Epic Fury.
- Online critics labeled the wearable a potential security breach over Bluetooth concerns, but WHOOP’s CEO said the band has no microphone, GPS, or cellular capability and appears on an NSA approved list.
- The White House described WHOOP devices as secure by design and said they are cleared by the NSA for use during classified briefings.
- Coverage reports the operation was said to have killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iranian forces launched retaliatory strikes across the region.
- WSBT reported four U.S. service members killed in the ongoing campaign after earlier reports cited a CENTCOM announcement of three deaths.