‘I’m asking for your attention’: Back when mic was snatched from Kamala Harris’ hand on stage by …

During a 2019 speech on gender pay equity at the Big Ideas Forum, Kamala Harris was interrupted by a protester, Aidan Cook, who seized her microphone to highlight animal rights and climate change concerns. Security officials, including Harris’s husband, quickly intervened. Harris resumed her speech, reassuring the audience and continuing with her planned remarks.