TRUMP CAMPAIGN WALKS BACK 5G SURPRISE

The White House was reportedly caught off guard last week when the Trump campaign backed a plan to give the government a role in managing next-generation wireless technology, known as 5G, in the U.S.

Axios reported Sunday that there was “widespread confusion” inside the Trump administration as well as “mass uncertainty” after the Trump campaign appeared to back the proposal.

“Lots of policy folks were caught off guard,” a senior Trump administration official told Axios.

The confusion came after Politico reported Friday that the Trump campaign was supporting the plan to allow the government to control 5G airwaves and lease access to private wireless providers.

“The White House sets the policy on 5G and all issues,” Kayleigh McEnany, a Trump 2020 campaign spokeswoman, told Axios “Naturally, the campaign fully supports the President’s priorities and his policy agenda. There is no daylight between the White House and the campaign.”