‘Kamala IS brat’: Harris campaign goes lime-green to embrace the meme of the summer

After Kamala Harris announced her bid for president, she reportedly raised a record-breaking $81m donations in just a day - but her most culturally powerful endorsement may have come from a single tweet.

As nearly all Democrats rallied behind the vice-president offering support in tweets and TV interviews, a perhaps unlikely voice weighed in: the British pop singer Charli xcx, who tweeted, "kamala IS brat."

That's high praise from the musician, who released her album, also titled Brat, last month. Brat is not just a name, but a lifestyle, one inspired by noughties excess and rave culture.

The archetypical brat, Charli explained on TikTok, is "just like that girl who is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things sometimes, who feels herself, but then also maybe has a breakdown, but kind of parties through it".

Brat summer essentials, again according to Charli, are "a pack of cigs, a Bic lighter, a strappy white top with no bra".

Perhaps most importantly, Charli chose a neon lime backdrop for her album cover, one that's sickeningly sweet, representing both the highs of a long night out and the impending crash of a hangover.

Canonical brats include the actor and model Julia Fox, who appeared in the music video for Charli's 360 alongside a cast of fellow proclaimed it girls such as Chloë Sevigny, Hari Nef, and Emma Chamberlain. Now, Harris joins their ranks.