Politics

Premier Burnham communicated with fake Trump advisor

Andy Burnham, the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, reportedly communicated with someone posing as Susie Wiles.

17 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Archive photo: Premier Burnham communicated with fake Trump advisor — Archive photoPhoto: De-okin 17:57, 16 February 2008 (UTC) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

According to reports from Tages-Anzeiger and ORF, Prime Minister Andy Burnham communicated with someone posing as Donald Trump's Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. It is reported that he sent several messages to this person before becoming suspicious.

According to STANDARD, these messages were few and insignificant. In response to the incident, the British Embassy reached out to the White House to clarify the matter.

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