On election day, Kamala Harris encouraged voters to cast their ballots during a phone banking session, but came under scrutiny when her camera app was accidentally displayed instead of an active call.
On one of the most crucial days in the presidential election cycle, Vice President Kamala Harris faced an awkward moment during a visit to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for late-day phone banking. In what quickly became an embarrassing incident, Harris appeared to be on a video call with a voter, but the screen on her iPhone revealed she was actually on the camera app, not a call.
While at the DNC headquarters, Harris was handed a phone by a staffer and enthusiastically greeted a supposed voter, saying, “How are you doing? Have you voted already?” When the response appeared positive, Harris smiled and replied, “You did? Thank you!” As the room burst into applause, Harris flipped her phone to share the moment, but the screen’s display showed she was on the camera app.
Harris continued with several other calls, urging voters to cast their ballots and stressing the importance of participating in the democratic process. “Thank you so very much for being active in this very important foundation of our democracy,” she was reported saying, as per Daily Mail. In one call, she urged, “Remind each other and everyone of the power of your voice, your vote.”
Following the incident, social media users quickly pointed out the phone mishap, sparking a wave of reactions. One user on X wrote, “Kamala Harris is such a phony. She says she’s on a call, but it’s the camera app.” Another commented, “Is this a staged call? You can’t be on a call when the camera app is open, right?” Another post read, “Harris fakes a call to a voter! The photo app was open. So embarrassing.”
Yet, some defended Harris, with one user explaining, “She accidentally activated the Camera Control button (a new feature on iPhone 16). She was actually in a call—the screen goes dark when she brings it back to her face, something that only happens when in an active call.”
