'Kamala is BRAT': Charli XCX baffles news anchors Rachel Maddow and Jake Tapper with viral Harris declaration

Liberal news anchors Rachel Maddow and Jake Tapper faced an embarrassing on-air struggle arsenic they desperately tried to explicate to nan world nan meaning down popstar Charli XCX's Gen Z-inspired declaration that Kamala Harris 'is brat.' 

British singer Charli, 31, posted a tweet branding nan Vice President arsenic 'brat' after Joe Biden endorsed her for nan Democratic statesmanlike nominee and announced that he was dropping retired of nan title connected Sunday.

It was a reference to her latest album, called Brat, which came retired successful June and has since launched a monolithic societal media inclination that sees group embracing their soul 'brats' this summer.

The popstar's tweet quickly went viral, sparking a fierce consequence from Charli's devoted fanbase and catching nan attraction of Kamala, 59, who quickly sewage progressive - overhauling her run to see a reference to Charli's caller album.

But nan ordeal near a slew of celebrated newscasters baffled - arsenic galore admitted that they had nary thought what being 'brat' moreover meant.

'Kamala IS brat,' Charli XCX wrote connected x, formerly Twitter, connected Sunday, and her station has since been viewed much than 46 cardinal times.

Hours later, MSNBC's Rachel admitted connected aerial that she was 'not wholly judge what brat meant.'

Senator Amy Klobuchar past weighed in, telling nan host, 'I emotion that [Kamala and her team] are conscionable owning it and making nosy of it and becoming an icon because of it.'

They besides discussed nan taxable on CNN, pinch Jake revealing that he learned astir Charli XCX's station from his 16-year-old daughter.

Reporter Jamie Gangel tried to explicate nan inclination to viewers and her chap hosts alike, stating, 'I'm expected to say, "That's brat." For those not successful nan know, that's a cool thing.'

She past publication a quote from Charli XCX, successful which nan popular sensation collapsed down what being brat meant during a erstwhile interview. 

'You're conscionable that girl who is simply a small messy and likes to statement and possibly says immoderate dumb things sometimes,' nan vocalist said.

'[The girl] who feels for illustration herself but possibly besides has a breakdown. But benignant of for illustration parties done it.

'[The woman who is] very honest, very blunt, and a small spot volatile. She does dumb things. But it's brat. You're brat. That's brat.'

'So it's nan thought that we're each benignant of brat?' a confused Jake asked. 'And Vice President Harris is brat? I don't...,' he trailed off.

'You don't conscionable go brat, you tin aspire to beryllium brat but you person to activity astatine it,' CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins told him.

'OK, I will aspire to beryllium brat,' he said pinch a laugh.

While Charli's station near galore newscasters confused, Kamala herself seemed wholly successful favour of nan message.

In fact, wrong hours she was embracing nan explanation - and she changed nan header image connected her campaign's X account, entitled Kamala HQ, truthful that it looked conscionable for illustration nan album's iconic lime greenish cover.

Since nan LP came retired past month, hundreds of thousands of group person shared videos to TikTok showing disconnected each nan ways that they're having a 'brat summer' - whether it's by wearing nan lime greenish colour that's connected nan album's screen aliases dancing to Charli XCX's caller songs.

And aft Charli XCX shared her station astir Kamala, her dedicated fans started posting edits that show a montage of clips of nan Vice President arsenic 1 of Charli XCX's songs plays successful nan background. 

In different interview, Charli XCX said of being brat, 'It tin [be] rather luxury, but it tin besides beryllium truthful trashy. 

'Just like, a battalion of cigs, and a Bic lighter, and a strappy achromatic top. With nary bra. That's benignant of each you need.'

Some companies person moreover gotten involved, pinch bars and java shops promoting agleam greenish drinks. 

Stars for illustration Stephen Colbert, Glen Powell, and Ashley Tisdale person besides participated successful nan trend.

Ashley uploaded a clip of herself dancing to Charli XCX's opus Apple, which she captioned, 'I whitethorn beryllium pregnant but I'm still having a brat summer.'

When asked what his opus of nan summertime was during a caller interview, Glen replied, 'Well it's a brat summertime so....'

Stephen danced to 1 of her tracks unrecorded connected aerial during his show, and uploaded it to TikTok after, writing, 'Stephen Colbrat.'