Which influencers do members of Congress follow?

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The video leverages the human curiosity about the personal lives of public figures, combined with the high-energy, fast-paced editing style popular on TikTok.

Summary

A political reporter asks various members of Congress which influencers they follow on social media. The politicians respond with a variety of creators, ranging from makeup bloggers to food reviewers and political commentators.

Structure

1Reporter introduces the question
2Politicians struggle to pick a favorite
3Politicians name specific influencers
4Politicians explain their choices
5Reporter concludes the segment

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Dylan Wells NATIONAL POLITICAL REPORTER Which influencers do members of Congress follow? Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-ARIZONA) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MISSOURI) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NEW YORK) Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CALIFORNIA) Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MARYLAND) Sen. Mark Kelly (D-ARIZONA) Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FLORIDA) Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DELAWARE) Sen. Cory Booker (D-NEW JERSEY) Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-ARIZONA) Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FLORIDA)

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Politicians are increasingly collaborating with influencers and are eager to tout their understanding of the creator economy. But who do they actually follow? I asked for @We are a newspaper. #influencer #congress #politics #news thanks to Mariana Trujillo Valdes for the edit @Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @adamschiffca @Cory @Anna Paulina @ @carli bybel @Dylan Mulvaney @neoitgirl @Elizabeth Booker Houston @suzanne lambert @Jack Cocchiarella @jolly_good_ginger @Officer Tatum Store @The Megyn Kelly Show @Benny Johnson @Dude Perfect @Snow Tha Product @Eliza Orlins

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Which influencers do members of Congress follow? Come with me to ask members of Congress their favorite influencer or content creator. I'm not that cool. I'm not that cool. Oh my gosh, this is so hard. You're going to ask me to choose among my friends. Oh my goodness. There's so many. I'm really not going to pick and choose. Um... that's a good. I hate to say that I'm having a hard time thinking of one. I actually follow a few makeup bloggers, Carli Bybel. I got to give a shout out to my pal Dylan Mulvaney. I'm a vegan, but I love watching these people who just, like, go into fast food restaurants and like, order ridiculous amounts of foods and taste the new things that are happening. Let's look at this fast food chain's breakfast sandwiches. Elizabeth Booker Houston. Suzanne Lambert. Jack Cocchiarella. Jolly Good Ginger. Brandon Tatum, good dude. Benny Johnson, good dude. Always love the great one, Mark Levin. Megyn Kelly's come on strong. Lately, I love neoitgirl. I do like, Snow Tha Product. There's one person I can think of, just one. Eliza Orlins. But it's not because I like, watch her content. It's because I know her dad. My kids love Dude Perfect. Does that count? Is that a — that's a — does that count as an influencer?