Kamala Harris’ ‘Hot Mic’ Incident During the Hurricane Milton Briefing Fuels Speculation About Her Earpiece Usage
“Democratic Presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, once again landed in hot water when she had a ‘Hot Mic’ moment which left many Democrats red-faced and gave fresh ammunition to the Republicans to target the Vice President.
During a briefing on Hurricane Milton, which has made landfall off the Florida coast, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to have a hot mic moment. This led to the Donald Trump campaign criticizing Kamala Harris and accusing her of being fed lines and gave further fillip to ongoing “earpiece” theories.
Harris was discussing the hurricane’s landfall in Florida when she suddenly covered her mouth and it seemed she was muttering “live broadcast.” Harris’ team has not responded to these allegations.
National Weather Service Director Ken Graham was detailing the possibility of devastating floods precipitated by Hurricane Milton. Harris, who was also taking part in the briefing on video, seemed distracted by something happening behind the camera.
The Democratic Party Presidential nominee, in what seemed to many as a scene from a TV soap, raised her palms to cover half her face awkwardly mumbling that it was a live broadcast. A few moments later, Graham quickly concluded his portion of the briefing.
Harris tried to make amends and show that she was paying attention and asked a follow-up question in front of President Biden, who was also attending the briefing in person. However, her words made it clear that she landed herself in a soup.
Harris said,
“You mentioned words matter, and – um –I know there is a lot of – um – media following this briefing. So, there have been – um – we’ve gone from a [category] five to a [category] four, and the language that a lot of folks have been using is ‘downgrade,’ but it sounds like you’re cautioning us that that may communicate a sense that the danger is lessened, when, in fact, it’s not. Can you talk a little bit about that?”
Just before her mic moment, it seemed that Harris was reading her portion of the briefing from a script and had to repeatedly look at her desk and urged Florida residents to take Hurricane Milton seriously.
Netizens vent their frustration on Kamala Harris
Netizens were quick to react to the incident, and one user stated,
‘I would be in a panic if she was actually in charge of any kind of emergency response decisions’
Another wrote on X,
“Kamala Harris just got busted taking questions from an aide through her earpiece. You can hear Kamala say, “It’s a live broadcast” as she covers her face with her hands. Remember how she was accused of cheating in the debate with her earrings?”
Another user wrote
“The media blitz by Harris is not going well. The more she is put in front of the camera, the more people dislike her,”
A third user stated,
“As a longtime Floridian, I would be in a panic if she was actually in charge of any kind of emergency response decisions. Thankful for DeSantis and his great leadership and competence during these storms,”
Still, another lamented,
“Everything about Kamala Harris is fake and rehearsed! This lady can’t seem to do anything without a script.”
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