White House press secretary Sarah Sanders doesn’t need to do much to get the left’s dander up. It could be something as simple as making a humorous observation that involves Batman.
Sanders directed a tweet at Amazon Sunday, calling out the e-
“Alexa, we have a problem if my 2-year-old can order a Batman toy by yelling ‘Batman!’ over and over again into the Echo,” she tweeted.
Alexa, we have a problem if my 2 year old can order a Batman toy by yelling "Batman!" over and over again into the Echo pic.twitter.com/7uF0d2fmD8
— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) January 14, 2018
That Sanders did this using her official White House social media account left critics highly irked.
Taking to Twitter, they bemoaned how this was a gross ethics violation and that she is misusing her official Twitter handle.
Seriously.
https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/952648124220231681
Another WH ETHICS VIOLATION: Under 5 cfr 2635.702 et seq., @pressec can't use public resources (here her official Twitter account) to benefit or harm a private business. I am sure it is just a coincidence that it is one owned by her boss's arch-enemy Bezos. cc: @OfficeGovEthics https://t.co/FFFC2fCa3R
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) January 14, 2018
Glad to see our government officials make appropriate use of their official government Twitter accounts. Alexa, record this misuse of government resources. https://t.co/VmMVLMwwFf
— Greg Sarafan esq (@GSarafan) January 15, 2018
Not sure you understand the purpose of the official @PressSec twitter handle.
— Rogue CPI (@RogueCPI) January 14, 2018
Alexa, can you track @PressSec inappropriate use of an official Twitter account? Thanks.
— ?️IAmTheStorm?️? (@traciemom) January 14, 2018
Not sure you understand the purpose of the official @PressSec twitter handle.
— Rogue CPI (@RogueCPI) January 14, 2018
Much like we saw during “Pie-gate,” some social media users insisted that Sanders was lying about the whole thing:
A. Why the hell are you lying about this?
B. Why the hell are you using a government account to complain about Amazon? https://t.co/dGVd3ORLvm
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) January 14, 2018
This is fake news as proven here pic.twitter.com/UDagUWY8c2
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) January 14, 2018
And make no mistake about it, Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers will seize on ANY opportunity to spew their unadulterated hatred:
America, we have a problem if a man with the mentality of a 2 year old can destroy democracy by yelling "Fake news!" over and over again into the twittersphere & malignant sycophants like @PressSec repeat his lies & propaganda relentlessly to rile up his braindead cult base. https://t.co/X4TYcHi2Wd
— muad'glib (@muadglib) January 15, 2018
Aside from the fact that you're using WH official account to disparage a private company is not nearly as troubling as the fact that you procreated. My condolences to your 2 yr old. https://t.co/oF99C3oZK6
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) January 14, 2018
Taking their angst to another level, these folks even complained about Sanders using Echo in her home, which can be tapped and made into an “always listening” device.
Who knew that Sanders discussed highly sensitive state secrets at home with her toddlers?
https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/952913463852052480
The problem with #Alexa is the choice to bring an always-on listening #IoT device, with the power to make purchases for us, into our homes.
Why are you keeping your #Echo, @PressSec?
The best choice seems for parents not to buy these devices in the first place. https://t.co/Hm5XKtjLmb— Jonathan Cook (@JonathanCCook) January 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/rosiebudpisces/status/952935318478614530
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