Kim Kardashian, a prominent social media influencer, lost about 150,000 followers after posting an Inauguration Day photo of First Lady Melania Trump on her Instagram Story, according to an analytics firm. .
Kardashian, a reality TV star and branding expert with about 358 million followers on Instagram, posted a photo of the first lady wearing a wide-brimmed hat at Monday's inauguration ceremony, causing a stir online. I frowned.
socially influential, influencer marketing agencyanalyzed data showing that Kardashian's follower count has decreased by 144,963 since the photo was uploaded.
According to Socially Powerful, Kardashian has also lost 9,553 followers on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) since posting the image.
Some of Kardashian's Instagram followers reacted negatively to the post. with one write: “Girls… Sold out for far-right MAGA propaganda.”
“Well, at least we know exactly who you are.” another person wrote.
“Men don't unfollow, watch shows, or buy products. Hit them where it hurts,” another social media commenter wrote.
One Instagram user was upset that Kardashian posted a photo of Melania Trump “instead of Martin.” This is a reference to the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
President Trump's inauguration took place on a federal holiday honoring slain civil rights leaders.
The newspaper has reached out to Kardashian for comment.
Although Kardashian is believed to support the Democratic Party, she used her long-standing friendship with Ivanka Trump to get the life of Alice Marie Johnson, a black woman convicted of non-violent drug crimes. He lobbied his father to have his sentence commuted.
Kardashian continued her advocacy work by participating in White House discussions on pardons and prison reform, further cementing her professional ties to the first Trump administration.
In April 2020, she said she would not publicly endorse any presidential candidate and would instead focus on criminal justice reform efforts.
