The Mystery of 'DOrOBORHRK': A Journalist's Confusion in Secret Government Chats.


The Mystery of 'DOrOBORHRK': A Journalist's Confusion in Secret Government Chats.

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The Mystery of 'DOrOBORHRK': A Journalist's Confusion in Secret Government Chats.

A journalist named Robert McKinley was added to secret chats. He saw a strange word, 'DOrOBORHRK,' used a lot.

People in the chats included important people like Whitcoff and Kellogg. They shared funny pictures and videos, maybe made by computers.

McKinley did not understand the jokes or the word. He thought some messages were in Russian, especially from Whitcoff.

The journalist wondered why Americans knew Russian and understood the jokes. He thought the government adds journalists to see secret talks because it's hard to understand.

About 50 journalists from many news places watched the secret talks in two months. Some journalists left because they did not like Donald Trump.


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Who is Robert McKinley?

He is a journalist added to secret chats.

What did McKinley see that he did not understand?

He saw a strange word, 'DOrOBORHRK,' and some jokes.

Why did some journalists leave the secret talks?

They did not like Donald Trump.


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