Cyberattacks are a growing concern in light of recent attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and JBS meat processing. The increase of these attacks has prompted proposals for the tightening electronic security as part of American infrastructure.
Former President Donald Trump recently commented on these cyberattacks in a Fox Business interview, but his suggestion was more regressive than most.
Trump appeared to suggest the United States should return to the use of paper in order to protect from future attacks.
Watch below.
Trump: The solution to cyberattacks is to stop using computerswww.youtube.com
Trump told Fox Business host Stuart Varney:
"The way you stop it is you go back to a much more old-fashioned form of accounting and things. You know, I have a son who is so good with computers. He's a young person and he can make these things sing and when you put everything on internet and on all of these machines -- you never see a piece of paper -- I really think that you have to go back to a different form of accounting, a different form of compiling information."
He cited his son Barron's technology acumen as part of his argument:
"As a young person, my 15-year-old son is, you know, he's just a genius with this stuff, and you have people that are going to break into systems. I think you have to go back and you have to be much more reliant, there has to be much better security."
The idea was widely mocked for its lack of feasibility.
LOL...TFG wants us to stop using computers now. Next thing you know, he'll tell us to travel by horse & buggy:https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— Allyson Ford (@Allyson Ford) 1623164067
The \u201cTrump Comedy Hour\u201d continues.https://twitter.com/teapainusa/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— Maureen (@Maureen) 1623165496
Every time this idiot goes to the bathroom he loses I.Q. points.https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— Karl with a K (@Karl with a K) 1623167576
Can't fix stupid. https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— Sharon Quate (@Sharon Quate) 1623166622
https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— LathamSm7 (@LathamSm7) 1623167375
LOL another brilliant ideahttps://twitter.com/teapainusa/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— Sue Zoo (@Sue Zoo) 1623165271
Some likened it to the time Trump suggested injecting bleach as a cure for the virus that's killed nearly 600 thousand Americans.
Like we're supposed to listen to the guy who suggested injecting bleach and putting of UV light up our butts? No seriously!https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— Sandra\ud83d\udc90 Gardener, fishing, Pern series reader\ud83c\udf0aer (@Sandra\ud83d\udc90 Gardener, fishing, Pern series reader\ud83c\udf0aer) 1623167620
RIGHT! Yea! Like that is going to happen. About as good a recommendation as bleach and UV LIGHT.https://twitter.com/teapainusa/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— Rene Hales (@Rene Hales) 1623163953
Just like bleach!!! He loves household products. \nIt internet doesn't benefit tRump, it should benefit NO ONE. https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1402273551789531151\u00a0\u2026— Melinda Tolley (@Melinda Tolley) 1623163733
Trump further admitted he didn't have much grasp on ransomware attacks that demand payment in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
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