Watch CNN attempt to explain the ‘Kamala is Brat’ Charli XCX memes

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Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race over the weekend (July 21), and it was confirmed that vice president Kamala Harris would be representing the Democratic party in the upcoming election.Almost immediately, a plethora of famous faces came forward to back her bid, including John Legend – who called for the American public to “elect Kamala Harris as our President” – George Takei, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

However, it was support from Charli XCX that drew the most attention, as the singer made a nod to the success of her latest album (and pop culture phenomenon) by sharing a tweet reading “Kamala IS brat”.Not only did it play into ‘Brat’ being the album of the summer, it also came after a video of the Vice President was mashed up with the Charli song ‘360’ was created and soon went viral online.kamala harris edit to 360 by charli xcx.

brat presidency #kamalaharris #kamala #biden #harris2024 #charli #charlixcx #brat #360 ♬ original sound – aly Honing into the support from the singer, Harris’ HQ team soon launched a new Twitter banner in the style of Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ artwork – and CNN found itself having to explain the ‘Brat Summer’ trend to its viewers.In one of the segments yesterday (July 22), anchor Jake Tapper and correspondent Jamie Gangel attempted to explain the term to their audience, with the latter saying: “For those who are not in the know the way I am, that is a cool thing.