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"Let’s set aside the obvious conflict of interest and ethics questions at play here —" You can't, and you shouldn't.
"We can even skip over the security implications pointed out by a cybersecurity expert in the Times piece. " You can't, and you shouldn't.
"As a practical matter alone, there’s no obvious reason to add another ISP in order to improve Wi-Fi coverage" It doesn't take an entire paragraph to figure out what's going on here let alone an entire article.
As someone from north of the USA border.. PLEASE stop this man from stealing your country, Americans.
Adding a second ISP can provide resiliency and ensure a critical infrastructure stays connected even when 1 ISP fails.
I would be surprised if the White House didn't already have such resiliency.
My speculation is they just want to avoid red tape and circumvent the restriction and strict access control applied to existing connections.