Pro-Biden influencer and activist Olivia Julianna, however, said she suspects there are more influencers who favor Biden than it may seem.
“If you’re outwardly supporting the president, you’re outwardly supporting Democrats, not only are you going to get criticism from the right, but you also get criticism from the left, too — from the further left than you are,” Julianna said. “And so I know a lot of people who are afraid to talk about politics because they feel like they’re just going to get endlessly critiqued by everyone, and they feel like it’s just safer for them to not say anything.”
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Viral images of Trump raising his fist in defiance after surviving Saturday’s assassination attempt gave the Republican nominee a surge of internet support over the weekend from well-known influencers.
“There is a lot of momentum around Trump right now when it comes to influencers,” said Martin Johannes Riedl, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Comedic creator Hassan Khadair, who has 6.3 million followers on TikTok, told The Washington Post in June that Biden will have to work harder to earn the Gen Z vote this election cycle compared to in 2020.
Young people who are more left-leaning have also been particularly vocal against Biden online, criticizing him heavily for his backing of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and his controversial climate policies.
Notably, a few of the political influencers who Wired reported visiting the White House during the spring have continued to support him, including Keith Edwards — who has 145,100 followers on X — and Emily Amick, who has 147,000 on Instagram.
“To survive an assassination attempt by mere millimeters then stop your security so you can raise your fist in defiance of death is the most badass thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” Logan Paul posted on X.
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