Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas struggled to answer over the weekend why the Biden administration has been unable to stop the ongoing “Salt Typhoon” hack from communist China on U.S. telecommunication companies.
Mayorkas was pressed on the issue during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” when asked about the breach, which may be the largest in U.S. history as millions of Americans were hacked.
“Why hasn’t the U.S. government stopped it?” Brennan asked.
“The intrusion is a very significant one and an extraordinarily impactful one and an absolutely unacceptable one,” Mayorkas responded. “And the president has demonstrated a strong response to the People’s Republic of China. It is very sophisticated.”
Mayorkas claimed that President Joe Biden’s “strong response” to the hack was an action taken by the U.S. Department…
