While one candidate fawns over the celebrity left, the other loves no one as much as himself.
Social media will be one of the key battlegrounds in this year’s presidential election between two men who reached their prime long before the Internet age: Donald Trump, 78, and Joe Biden, 81.
And the Republican candidate has already given his first kick to the sitting president, on TikTok.
Trump only joined the Chinese app on June 2 and amassed 5.7 million followers in the first four days. Biden’s campaign launched its in February and has reached 363,200 followers in four months.
In Trump’s first video, UFC President Dana White introduces him and takes selfies with fans at a UFC match in New Jersey.
Meanwhile, Biden and Trump’s respective Instagram accounts reveal what we’ve long maintained about the couple.
While Trump has amassed 24.6 million followers, only 47 accounts are worth following for him.
Trump revoked his support for the TikTok ban in March, while campaigning for president. Trump joined the Chinese app on June 2 and amassed 5.7 million followers in the first four days.
While Biden’s campaign launched its own in February and has reached 363,200 followers in four months. Campaign strategists suggest it would be difficult for Biden, 81, to find traction on TikTok, especially after signing a bill that could ban the platform.
The vast majority of the accounts he follows are, of course, related to himself.
Trump Store, Team Trump, Trump Organization, Trump Tower, various Trump hotels and golf courses, it goes on and on.
Only his immediate family (well, those who support him to the core, like his sons Eric and Donald Jr) can see him along with staunch allies like Rudy Galliani and Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
Trump also needs to stay up to date on the latest climate change denial and deep state conspiracy by following his favorite far-right outlets, such as Breitbart, Townhall Media, Newsmax and Right Side Broadcasting Network.
But the latest Instagram trends show that ‘Teflon Don’s’ popularity is rising, unlike Biden’s.
As political commentators predicted, Trump’s conviction for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records has given him a big boost, with an increase of 271,290 followers on IG in the last 30 days.
30After the New York jury found him guilty on May 30, his Instagram was boosted by 151,113 newbies.
Maybe Biden just loves showbiz gossip…why else follow Hailey Bieber or other celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Garner, Alex Rodriguez, The Rock or Lady Gaga?
Jennifer Lopez is another celebrity Biden follows on Instagram
We can only guess what caught the sitting president’s attention on the Instagram account of bikini model Martha Hunt, a Victoria’s Secret Angel.
Perhaps Biden is consulting style tips from Jonathan Van Ness, the grooming expert from the Netflix series Queer Eye?
Since officially kicking off the election campaign over the past 12 months, Trump has rapidly increased his following by up to 350,000 followers per month.
His usual Instagram personal attacks of a ‘Crooked’ or ‘Sleepy’ Joe showing him falling asleep, forgetting his speeches or tripping over himself are working.
Biden’s personal Instagram, @joebiden, is clearly putting a lot of people to sleep.
He has 17.1 million followers, but in the last 30 days he has lost 22,620.
Since his inauguration in January 2021, his popularity on social media has stagnated.
In the same period that Trump has been adding hundreds of thousands, Biden has been steadily losing between 40,000 and 50,000 a month, with October being a particularly terrible month in which he lost 123,000.
The vast majority of the accounts Trump follows are, of course, related to himself.
Trump Store, Trump Team, Trump Organization, Trump Tower, various Trump hotels and golf courses, and it goes on and on.
As perhaps expected from someone his age, he has barely embraced Instagram since taking office.
Since his inauguration, Biden has followed six people, and five of them in the first three months. That means that, as of April 2021, he has followed only one person in three years.
No Republican will be surprised to learn that leftist Hollywood is in love with Democrats… and vice versa.
Or maybe Biden just loves showbiz gossip…why else follow Jennifer Lopez, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hailey Bieber, Jennifer Garner, Alex Rodriguez, The Rock or Lady Gaga?
Could he be glued to YouTube, as he seems to be an avid fan of his influencers Dulce Candy and Eva Gutowski?
Or maybe you’re checking out style tips from Jonathan Van Ness, the grooming expert from the Netflix series Queer Eye?
Biden’s personal Instagram, @joebiden, has 17.1 million followers, but has lost 22,620 in recent weeks. Since her takeover in January 2021, her popularity has stagnated.
What caught your attention on Victoria’s Secret Angel bikini model Martha Hunt’s Instagram account?
Of the 108 people he follows, more than a third (37) are bonafide celebrities.
However, Joe has stayed true to causes close to his heart, like Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams.
At a women’s business summit at the White House, she spoke passionately about her long-term love, saying: ‘My name is Joe Biden. And I eat Jeni’s ice cream, with chocolate chips. I came down because I heard he had chocolate chip ice cream. By the way, I have a full refrigerator upstairs. You think I’m joking, but I’m not.
All statistics come from social media analytics site socialblade.com.