Priorities

So how is it that exposing the banal emails of a non-Governmental organization requires a swifter and more severe response than the exposing of the most personal information of 20 million private US citizens?

WH suggests China hack required milder response

A 2015 Chinese-backed cyberattack on the Office of Personnel Management that exposed millions of personal records was "materially different" than the Russian-backed cyberattacks on Democrats during the election cycle, which is why the White House cracked down harder on the latter breach, press secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday.

"What we've seen is that these are two cyber incidents that are malicious in nature but materially different," Earnest said, defending the administration's decision to issue sanctions in response to the Russian hack but not the Chinese hack.

The OPM hack was one of the largest data breaches in the history of the United States. More than 20 million people were affected, with the Chinese gaining possession of names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, places of residence, and sensitive information from background investigations.

"I'm just saying that it's different than seeking to interfere in the conduct of a U.S. national election," Earnest said.

The bottom line is that White House cares more about the preservation of their political power than they do about the citizens they are supposed to protect, just saying.