Obama: If Republicans really cared about Clinton's emails they would be 'up in arms' over Trump's iPhone

Former President Obama says that if Republicans were truly concerned about the security risks posed by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonInstagram reverses decision, takes down Milo Yiannopoulos post about mail bombs Authorities find suspicious package at Time Warner Center in NYC for second straight day McCaskill, Hawley point fingers in civility debate MORE's private email server, "they'd be up in arms" over reports that President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump administration weighing order to bar Central American migrants from claiming asylum: report Biden to campaign for two Democrats in Iowa Ex-DHS staffer says he quit over Trump administration's handling of family separation policy MORE is still using unsecured iPhones.

“In the last election is was Hillary’s emails. ‘This is terrible.’ ‘Hilary’s emails!’ We were hearing Hillary’s emails everywhere,” Obama said Friday at a campaign rally in Milwaukee.

"They didn't care about emails. And you know how you know? Because if they did, they'd be up in arms right now as the Chinese are listening to the president's iPhone that he leaves in his golf cart,” he continued. “It turns out, I guess it wasn't that important.”

"They didn't care about [Hillary Clinton's] emails. And you know how you know? Because if they did, they'd be up in arms right now as the Chinese are listening to the president's iPhone that he leaves in his golf cart. It turns out, I guess it wasn't that important," Obama says. pic.twitter.com/RVH7rLAK6M — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) October 26, 2018

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Russia and China are eavesdropping on Trump’s personal phone, which he still uses despite repeated requests from national security officials that he stick to more secured landlines.

A day later, NBC News reported that officials are increasingly concerned that Trump is using unsecured cellphones to discuss sensitive matters with informal advisers.

Trump pushed back against the Times's report on Thursday, calling it “soooo wrong” in a tweet.

The so-called experts on Trump over at the New York Times wrote a long and boring article on my cellphone usage that is so incorrect I do not have time here to correct it. I only use Government Phones, and have only one seldom used government cell phone. Story is soooo wrong! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2018

Obama made his remarks while headlining a campaign rally for Wisconsin state Superintendent Tony Evers, who is running to unseat Republican Gov. Scott Walker, and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne BaldwinElection Countdown: Candidates clash in fiery Florida gov debate | Trump fights uphill midterm battle on health care | Vulnerable Republicans follow Trump on immigration | Takeaways from only NJ Senate debate | Dallas Morning News endorses O'Rourke Trump places blame after bombs sent to prominent Democrats Trump rally chants 'lock her up' after explosive device sent to Clinton MORE, who faces GOP challenger Leah Vukmir.