Report About Kamala Harris Being 'Bluetooth-Phobic' Is Getting Clowned

Some commentators on Twitter understand the Vice President's apparent security concerns, and others simply consider the report a waste of energy.

Kamala Harris seen on a phone call in 2019
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Kamala Harris seen on a phone call in 2019

Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly isn’t a fan of bluetooth devices, but public interest in this factoid is questionable. 

The VP—who briefly became the first woman to gain POTUS powers as Joe Biden underwent a colonoscophy a couple weeks back—was the focus of a recent Politico report centering on her preference for wired headphones. The publication’s West Wing Playbook newsletter on Monday featured coverage of Harris’ lack of bluetooth device usage due to security concerns, and Twitter users feel the story is overly skeptical and largely unnceccesary. 

NEW: Kamala Harris has long felt that Bluetooth headphones are a security risk.
So, she insists on using wired ones, 3 fmr campaign aides told @rubycramer and me.
That Bluetooth phobia remains (if you look closely, you'll see the clump of wires in hand)https://t.co/9poyMTQrU2 pic.twitter.com/HtscTWm1sF

— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) December 6, 2021

“Former aides say that the vice president has long been careful about security and technology — with some describing it as prudent and others suggesting it’s a bit paranoid,” the report reads.

It later points to input from aides who said Harris “preferred texting to email,” and that people were not allowed to wait in her office alone when she was Attorney General in California.

“That caution and vigilance has not stood in the way of Harris’ meteoric rise to the vice presidency—the first woman and person of color to do so,” the article continues. “But still, should someone who travels with the nuclear football be spending time untangling her headphone wires? The American people deserve answers!”

Well, the American people have read the piece, and many are clowning it on social media in response. Some commentators understand her alleged security concerns, and others just considered the piece a waste of energy to dwell on. Check out what Twitter users had to say about the headphone non-scandal below. 

However you feel about VP Harris, this steady stream of stories about her attitude, preparation, her alleged rivalry with Pete Buttigieg and now use of a Bluetooth should leave the media feeling absolutely embarrassed. https://t.co/UxtMYgeUES

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 7, 2021

I'm sorry, let me attempt to summarize this: VP Kamala Harris is now being criticized for using wired headphones instead of Bluetooth because she's worried about security risks and this is bad because... we don't want a Vice President who goes the extra mile in national security?

— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) December 6, 2021

In light of the hard hitting journalism about VP Harris *checks notes* using wired headphones, I'd point out that every tech security person I know warns about Bluetooth.

So much so that I don't even connect my phone in rental cars.

— Beau of The Fifth Column (@BeauTFC) December 7, 2021

As a recovering computer science major, I commend @VP Kamala Harris for prioritizing cyber security. Bluetooth can be hacked and is less secure than wires. https://t.co/34zrk2tGeE

Ridiculous for reporters to describe this as a phobia. Is it a “phobia” to avoid weak passwords? https://t.co/O1Q7fdRjVZ

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) December 7, 2021

the Kamala-Bluetooth story is Obama tan suit level dumb https://t.co/JnydNGHJBf

— siraj hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) December 7, 2021

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