On a recent episode of the 'Canceled' podcast, Tana Mongeau discussed a hypothetical scenario where influencers are being paid to endorse political candidates, sparking curiosity about the intersection of social media and politics. Around the same time, Bryce Hall, a social media star known for controversy and his ventures in boxing and business, made waves by publicly endorsing Donald Trump at a Las Vegas rally, stating, "We need Trump back… really bad. Make America great again." Following Hall’s endorsement, Mongeau posted a TikTok reacting to his support for Trump, further fueling the ongoing conversation about influencers and their potential political influence.
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00:00On a recent episode of the Cancelled Podcast, Tana Mongeau discussed a hypothetical scenario
00:06where influencers are being paid to endorse political candidates,
00:10sparking questions about how entwined social media and politics actually are.
00:15Bryce Hall is a social media influencer with a massive following and a reputation for controversy.
00:20He's also ventured into boxing and business, making headlines beyond just his social media presence.
00:26Most recently, Hall made headlines after endorsing presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Las Vegas on September 13th,
00:33sharing,
00:38The day after Hall endorsed Trump, a new episode of fellow influencer Tana Mongeau's podcast, Cancelled, was posted.
00:45On this episode of Cancelled, Mongeau explains a hypothetical situation
00:50where she was offered a large sum of money to endorse a political party.
00:54I hypothetically was just offered a lot of money to endorse a political party. Like millions.
01:04I was just offered to endorse a political party. Hypothetically.
01:09Is it the one you identify with?
01:11No.
01:12However, Mongeau hypothetically was not the only influencer to receive a hypothetical call like this.
01:18I was being allegedly told an alleged list of other influencers that have already hypothetically accepted money
01:31to do those hypothetical things that were hypothetically offered to me to hypothetically do.
01:36About an hour after the podcast episode went live, Mongeau posted this TikTok reacting to Hall endorsing Trump.
01:43On September 13th, Hall posted his own reaction to being invited up on stage with the former president
01:49and shared his goals for the future.
01:51I kept the speech short and simple, but that's just going to be a moment I remember forever.
01:55Just a monumental moment in my life.
01:59Thank you, Mr. President.
02:00I think the next steps moving forward, I just need to do a video with Donald Trump.
02:04I think that would just, that'd be the nail in the coffin.