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How tall is Olivia Rodrigo? Popstar towers over Kamala Harris in White House photo

As soon as the photos went online, people could not help but point out the height difference between Kamala Harris and Olivia Rodrigo

For people who didn't realize that Vice President Kamala Harris was not that tall, it was quite a surprise to see breakout pop star and youth icon Olivia Rodrigo towering over the VP in a photo that both of them took while the latter visited the White House on Wednesday, July 14. 

On Friday, July 16, a couple of days after the Gen Z idol made a trip to the White House as part of the movement to encourage teens and children to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the official Twitter account of the vice president posted two pictures of the duo. One with Harris and Rodrigo bursting into laughter and another with them posing side by side with the caption: ".@Olivia_Rodrigo and I agree, vaccines—they’re ‘good 4 u.’"

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How tall is Olivia Rodrigo?

As soon as the photos went up on Twitter, a number of people could not help but point out the height difference between Harris and Rodrigo. In fact, the latter seemed to be almost towering over the VP. According to Britannica, Harris stands 5 feet 2 inches tall and according to Popbuzz, Rodrigo is 5 feet 4 inches tall. 

"Is she that tall or are you that short?" one of the users said, while another remarked, "Olivia is taller than I realized, and both these women are awesome." A third quipped, "KAMALA HARRIS IS ACTUALLY NOT TALL, TV'S WILD LIKE THAT." The next wrote, "Wow Madam Vice President, you're not very tall." Another commented, "And it turns out Kamala is kind of short, though Olivia isn't that tall either." One more added, "Lmao Kamala is really that short? Olivia Rodrigo is 5' 5"" A commenter tweeted, "Kamala Harris is short girl representation and nobody talks about that!"

'Loved how y’all coordinated outfits'

Apart from their height difference, users also pointed out how pretty the duo looked in matching, color-coordinated outfits. "OMG THE MATCHING WE HAVE SUITLIVIE AND SUITAMALA," one of them remarked while another quipped, "Yessss #GetVaccinated I also love that they both wore pink yesterday after all, On Wednesdays We Wear Pink!" A third wrote, "You two in the pretty colors." The next commented, "loved how y’all coordinated outfits." A commenter tweeted, "Smart in pink!! I like it!!" One more said, "Love the matching and the caption." 

Olivia Rodrigo in awe of Biden and Fauci's work

While in the White House, Rodrigo delivered an enthusiastic speech during the White House daily briefing. "I am beyond honored and humbled to be here today to help spread the message about the importance of youth vaccination," Rodrigo said. 

Rodrigo continued: "I'm in awe of the work President Biden and Dr Fauci have done and was happy to help lend my support to this important initiative. It's important to have conversations with friends and family members encouraging all communities to get vaccinated, and actually get to a vaccination site, which you can do more easily than ever before, given how many sites we have and how easy it is to find them at vaccines.gov."