This Is What Happens When a 3-Year-Old Steals a White House Official's Phone
In the early hours of Saturday morning, Twitter followers of Sarah Huckabee Sanders were greeted with a baffling message of an unknown political nature. Seemingly taking a page from Donald Trump’s infamous “covfefe” incident from last month, the official Twitter account of White House deputy press secretary and deputy assistant to the president lit up with a string of emojis amid the words “:/9//” followed by “lolaklkk”:
⚓️????????????????⚓️???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? :/9//&????????⛩????
#????lolaklkk????????⛲️????????????????????— Sarah H. Sanders (@SHSanders45) June 10, 2017
Within the hour, onlookers on Twitter began speculating, joking, and arguing about what the message could possibly mean.
Having trouble translating this into its native Russian
— Stephen Grant (@stephencgrant) June 10, 2017
Is "lolaklkk" the next "covfefe"?
— Lotus Prince (@LotusPrince) June 10, 2017
Roughly 2 hours after the initial message went out, Huckabee Sanders finally chimed in herself, explaining, “This is what happens when your 3 year old steals your phone. Thanks Huck! #neverleaveyourphoneunlocked”
This is what happens when your 3 year old steals your phone. Thanks Huck! #neverleaveyourphoneunlocked https://t.co/qFD8zRpn8g
— Sarah H. Sanders (@SHSanders45) June 10, 2017
Never leaving your phone unlocked is certainly sage advice from a White House official. Some on Twitter even speculated that this notorious toddler security leak may have been on a government issued phone, but that is unverified.
You're compromising our national security by leaving your White House communications tools unsecured & should resign immediately. #AMJoy
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) June 10, 2017
In addition to being the deputy press secretary and deputy assistant to Donald Trump, Huckabee Sanders is the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and indeed a mother of three children. Huckabee Sanders worked on the Trump campaign as an adviser and assumer her official role on January 20, following the inauguration.
So proud of my amazing wife @SarahHuckabee who starts her new job as Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary today pic.twitter.com/kYcTCyUllt
— Bryan Sanders (@sanders_bryan) January 20, 2017
In the ongoing political playbook covering the controversial Donal Trump administration, Huckabee Sanders’ recent move into the spotlight has many pundits speculating that she is a likely replacement for Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Here’s hoping that rise in her political career isn’t compromised by her 3-year-old’s secret codes on Twitter.
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