Hillary Clinton has become known for her tone-deaf approach to grassroots politics. From her weird references to Pokemon Go to her Scandal-themed fundraiser, Team Clinton has been bizarrely obtuse when it comes to the public face of her campaign.
This time, though, Team Clinton might have made its weirdest move yet. Wednesday, the Black Hat and DefCon hacking and technology conferences kick off in Las Vegas, and Team Clinton has decided to piggyback on the nation’s largest gathering of cyber-security experts to hawk their candidate’s cyber-security credentials.
Clinton, if you recall, may have one of the single worst records on cyber-security of any American. She kept a private email server in her Chappaqua home that had none of the proper security protections needed for a server hosting classified information. She “recklessly” exposed state secrets while Secretary of State, according to an FBI investigation, and even her campaign has struggled with keeping their tech security in line.
The fundraiser also comes on the heels of a major DNC hack, that occurred after Democrats were repeatedly warned about their system’s vulnerability.
At least she’ll have big names on the panel. Jeff Moss is the founder of the Black Hat cyber-security conference, as well as a famed Internet hacker and a leading expert in computer security. Perhaps he can give her team some tips.
If you’re looking to witness the lack of irony first-hand, you can purchase tickets through Clinton’s website. Tickets start at $100 for “young professionals.” Clinton herself will not appear.