TikTok star Dixie D'Amelio is setting the record straight on her politics. The 18-year-old, who is nearing 23 million followers on the video-sharing platform, took to Twitter on Tuesday to clarify her political affiliation after fans began speculating that she was a supporter of President Donald Trump.
The discussion surrounding D'Amelio's political beliefs began when a fan tweeted an old post from the teenager's VSCO account. The 2017 photo featured an American flag, a keyboard, and several Trump-Pence campaign posters.
"UMMMMMMM," the fan captioned the tweet.Advertisement"bruh this isn't even my house lmaoo," D'Amelio replied.
—dixie (@dixiedamelio) May 5, 2020
Her response, however, did not quell her followers' curiosity. The speculation continued when another Twitter user shared the photo. The poster's Twitter account is no longer available, but the gossip Instagram account TikTok Room reposted the interaction.
"Not dixie d'amelio having a picture of an american flag and the trump/pence flag on her vsco," the caption, accompanied by a crying emoji, read."Again, this isn't my house!" D'Amelio wrote in response. "At 15 years old I didn't give two sh--- about politics. my parents have let my sister and I make her own decisions about what we support and what we don't. what I support is the spread of positivity/happiness and that's all."
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While D'Amelio and her sister, Charli, have rarely spoken publicly about the family's political affiliations, their father, Marc D'Amelio ran as a Republican for the Connecticut State Senate in 2018. He ultimately lost to the incumbent.
"When elected, I will stand up to Democrats, Republicans, and the President if I disagree with policies that are not in the best interest of the majority of the people I represent," his campaign website's mission statement reads. "With that stated, we need elected officials that look past political party and can find common ground without special interests guiding their decisions. My party gets me a seat at the table, but my character and the people I represent will lead my choices."AdvertisementOn Tuesday night, D'Amelio released a statement of her own, in which she clarified that she is an "independent voter" and revealed that she'd received death threats due to the rumors online.
"I am an independent voter and I will always vote for the person and never the party," she wrote. "I find it sad that i have received death threats due to inaccurate speculation of my political belief. i have never supported trump. period."
—dixie (@dixiedamelio) May 6, 2020In less than 12 hours, the post has received 50,000 likes. Advertisement
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