Former President Donald Trump charged Monday {that a} {photograph} of Vice President Kamala Harris purportedly being briefed on the impacts of Hurricane Helene was “staged” and “faux” as a result of her earbuds seem to not be plugged into her cellphone.
“One other FAKE and STAGED picture from somebody who has no clue what she is doing,” the Republican presidential nominee wrote on Fact Social.
“It’s a must to plug the twine into the telephone for it to work!” he added.
The {photograph} in query – posted on Harris’ official vice presidential X account on Sunday – exhibits the Democratic nominee showing pensive and writing notes as she takes a name aboard Air Drive Two.
“I used to be simply briefed by [FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell] on the newest developments in regards to the ongoing impacts of Hurricane Helene,” Harris states within the submit. “We additionally mentioned our Administration’s continued actions to help emergency response and restoration.”
“I additionally spoke with [North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper] in regards to the ongoing rescue and restoration efforts in North Carolina,” she added. “Our Administration will proceed to remain in fixed contact with state and native officers to make sure communities have the help and assets they want.”
As Trump and a number of other social media customers identified, from the angle of the {photograph} posted on X, the twine that must be connecting Harris’ old style earbuds to the telephone resting on the desk in entrance of her dangles straight down and doesn’t look like related to the machine.
The sheet of paper in entrance of Harris additionally seems to be clean.
“That is probably the most VEEP-like picture ever — pretending to be on a telephone name however forgetting to plug within the antiquated earphones whereas pretending to put in writing on a clean piece of paper as an alternative of really doing something,” conservative commentator Mollie Hemingway wrote on X.
“Border Czar Kamala can’t miss a photograph op,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) tweeted. “The photographer ought to make sure that the headphones are plugged into the telephone subsequent time.”
“Thank goodness she’s pretending to put in writing on this clean piece of paper from the aircraft whereas campaigning,” Republican communicator Matt Whitlock wrote on X. “I’m positive the individuals with out energy and water really feel completely supported.”
Harris, 59, has not traveled to any of the states affected by the storm, which has killed at the least 120 individuals throughout the southeastern US since making landfall final Thursday.
In the meantime, Trump, 78, toured among the harm left by Helene in Valdosta, Ga., on Monday and spoke with impacted residents and native officers.
The previous president additionally pledged to ship a number of semi vehicles full of “aid support,” together with gasoline, throughout his go to to the Peach State.
“Biden and Harris deserted People in Afghanistan,” Trump’s Fact Social submit continued. “They sacrificed People to an Open Border, and now, they’ve left People to drown in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and elsewhere within the South.”
“Beneath this Administration, People at all times come final, as a result of we now have ‘leaders’ who don’t know how you can lead!” he added.
The Harris marketing campaign didn’t reply to The Publish’s request for remark.
