Government Executive
Natalie Alms and Eric Katz
22 May 2026
The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.
The White House recently unveiled a new app to give the public “unfiltered” access to “key priorities,” “historic moments” and “policy breakthroughs.” Now, it’s directing agencies to help install it on the government phones of federal employees.
The Trump administration launched the app, which promises to “[keep] you connected to President Donald J. Trump and his administration like never before,” in March.
The push to install the app on the devices of millions of government employees drew surprise from current and former federal officials, who called the move highly unusual and even dangerous. ..
