Sorry dude. Not buying it. This was an ego trip for Obama. Nothing more.
This is what it takes to be a Secret Service Agent: The Making of an Agent (^)
Dude, you'll forgive me if I take the word of the trained men and women of the Secret Service who lay their lives on the line over yours.
To think that they'd expend a single moment fanning out to collect cell phones for no reason is silly.