This revelation came during an interview with political science researcher Richard Hanania on his podcast.
Khalidi, who began her online career on TikTok during her senior year of college, shared that she was already earning revenue from advertisements by the time she graduated. "I was taking ads from the Biden administration, Planned Parenthood, and dating apps. So it was fully financially sustaining me," Khalidi said.
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When Hanania questioned Khalidi about her claim of earning money from the Biden administration, she confirmed that she had indeed created "political propaganda" content. "Yes, I was doing full-on political propaganda," Khalidi stated.
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Khalidi also shared an instance where she was asked to promote then-Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson following her nomination to the high court by Biden. "They wanted some edgy girl of color to tell people — like when they nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson, they asked me to say 'as a person of color,' that I feel 'reflected,'" Khalidi said.
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She further revealed that she was instructed not to disclose the content as an advertisement. "They told me, 'Do not disclose this as an ad' because technically, it's not a product, so you don't have to disclose it's an ad," Khalidi added.
However, Khalidi later clarified that the Biden administration operated through a third-party media company.
This revelation raises questions about the extent to which the Biden administration has been paying influencers to promote their messaging. TikTok influencer Harry Sisson, for instance, was also paid to promote the administration's messaging.
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According to data from the Federal Election Commission, the Democratic National Committee / DNC Services Corp made payments totaling $210,000 to a social media talent management agency called Palette Media. This agency manages over 60 social media influencers across various platforms, including many young "activists" associated with the liberal organization "genzforchange." It also represents two of the largest Democratic social media content creators on TikTok, Harry Sisson and Chris Mowrey.
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The use of influencers for political messaging is not a new phenomenon, but Khalidi's revelations have brought renewed attention to the practice. It remains to be seen how this will impact public perception of the Biden administration and its messaging strategies.
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