Burnham has said he is not embarrassed about a hoax message exchange after a person posed as Susie Wiles, the chief of staff to Donald Trump.
The incident centred on communications with an individual falsely presenting themselves as Wiles. According to the supplied material, the prime minister communicated with the person behind the hoax.
No further details have been provided in the source material about the content of the messages, how the impersonation was discovered, when the exchange took place, or whether any official investigation or security review has followed.
Burnham’s response, as supplied, was that he was not embarrassed by the episode. The material does not include any fuller explanation from him, nor does it provide comment from the prime minister, Susie Wiles, Donald Trump, or their offices.
The latest known position is that the exchange has been characterised as a hoax involving someone impersonating Wiles, with Burnham publicly rejecting the suggestion that he should be embarrassed by it.
