A cellphone was thrown at President Trump as he addressed the NRA convention on Friday. The individual responsible was detained and Trump was not hit. Still, the incident does raise an interesting point.

Namely, that the U.S. Secret Service does not like its protectees and cellphones close together. There are two elements at play here: physical protection and intelligence targeting vulnerability.

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