Vice President Kamala Harris shared a photo of herself from Air Force Two where she appears to be deep in thought, immersed in work, with a pen in one hand, a phone in front of her, and a pair of headphones hanging from one ear. The only problem is that the paper appears blank and the wired headphones don’t seem to be connected to anything.
In her post, Harris explains that she was “just briefed” by FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell “on the latest developments about the ongoing impacts of Hurricane Helene. We also discussed our Administration’s continued actions to support emergency response and recovery,” she wrote. Harris said that she spoke with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper “about the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in North Carolina.”
North Carolina was brutally battered by Hurricane Helene, which slammed into Florida’s Big Bend before hitting Georgia, the Carolinas, and eastern Tennessee. In and around Asheville, NC, towns were flooded to the point of decimation, debris covers many roadways, and bridges were washed away. Drinking water is in short supply and millions are without power. With little ways to access the area, conditions and the status of many residents remains unknown. Over 1,000 are missing and the death toll is expected to continue to rise.
“Our Administration will continue to stay in constant contact with state and local officials to ensure communities have the support and resources they need,” Harris said. “Doug and my thoughts are with all those who lost loved ones and those whose homes, businesses, and communities were damaged or destroyed during this disaster.”
Harris has been criticized for engaging in photo ops signifying work without actually doing the work. Over the weekend, she went to the Arizona border and met with Border Control, but the event was more about the photos than the meeting—at least according to Border Control.
Libs of TikTok pointed out that before Harris was simply “blank paper” and that her headphones were “not plugged in,” concluding “everything about Kamala is fake.”