Sarah Sanders warns Amazon about its Echo device: ‘We have a problem’

By Anna Giaritelli

Published January 15, 2018 12:51pm ET

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Sarah Sanders warns Amazon about its Echo device: ‘We have a problem’ — "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," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted Sunday afternoon. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) | Elaine Thompson

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders complained to Amazon on Twitter on Sunday about a possible defect with its Echo devices that connect to its Alexa personal assistant service that lets her kids order toys just by screaming out their names.

“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,” Sanders tweeted Sunday afternoon.

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