Suella Braverman launches new TikTok account for her General Election campaign however some say the videos are ‘unsettling’
Suella Braverman‘is new TikTok account has been criticized on social media as users say the video is “disturbing.”
The former Home Secretary launched her TikTok account three days ago and since then her videos have been viewed thousands of times.
In a video posted yesterday, the Tory candidate for Fareham and Waterlooville posted a video in which she recreates audio from a recent viral video of a mother asking her family if they want to go to the Four Seasons Orlando – which subsequently racked up over 40 million views on TikTok.
The video then abruptly cuts to Ms. Braverman walking toward the camera as Fedde Le Grand’s 2006 club class Let Me Think About It plays in the background.
Since posting the clip, which has been viewed more than 16,000 times on TikTok, social media users have taken to X to share their thoughts on Ms Braverman’s new digital-first approach to campaigning.
The former Home Secretary launched her TikTok account three days ago and since then her videos have been viewed thousands of times
The video shows Ms. Braverman walking toward the camera as Fedde Le Grand’s 2006 club class Let Me Think About It plays in the background.
Since posting the clip, which has been viewed more than 16,000 times on TikTok, social media users have taken to X to share their thoughts on Ms Braverman’s new digital-first approach to campaigning.
Kelly Duddridge wrote: ‘That’s so bad.’
While X user Rob JL claimed it was ‘disturbing’ to see Ms Braverman in her normal clothes.
Another user said: ‘That is possibly one of the most terrifying things I have ever seen in my life…’
Meanwhile, X-user Petey simply said: ‘Oh dear.’
On TikTok, Ms. Braverman found even more supportive comments that may have come from her more than 300 followers she has amassed since creating the account.
One user said: ‘Good luck Suella.’
And another described the Tory candidate as their favorite MP.
Ms. Braverman is not the first politician to use TikTok as a campaign tool during early elections.
Labor has focused heavily on the platform so far in the campaign, with some of their videos receiving more than 2 million views.
The party did get into trouble for a recent video featuring an excerpt from Harry Potter – which had to be removed due to copyright infringements.
Nigel Farage has received the most views on the platform to date with over 12 million likes.
A video of the Reform UK candidate for Clacton singing along to Eminem’s hit Without Me has been viewed more than 5 million times on TikTok at the time of writing.
