The Kamala HQ TikTok Account Is in Support of Kamala Harris — Who Runs It?

When President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 election, the election as a whole changed in a dramatic way. Suddenly, new life was breathed into the campaign for the Democrats and much of that has to do with the amount of social media support there is for Harris, including a TikTok account called Kamala HQ.

But who runs Kamala HQ on TikTok — is it run by Harris's staff? Social media has been a tool for candidates to get their ideas across for years. And this particular account features music, compilations, and perfectly edited clips that have people talking.

On TikTok, Kamala HQ has a blue check mark to signify that it is a verified account. That doesn't necessarily mean that Harris or her team are behind it. Being verified on TikTok means that an account was checked out to legitimately belong to the "person or brand it represents," according to TikTok Support.

The Instagram account for Kamala HQ explains that it is "the official rapid response page of Vice President Harris's presidential campaign."

This particular account was making videos as far back as February 2024. At that time, the videos mentioned Biden a lot more, as he was expected to run as the only Democratic candidate in the election. After he stepped down, it became an account dedicated to supporting Harris instead.

That doesn't mean Kamala HQ isn't run by someone on Harris's team. She has not claimed to be involved with the account. She created an account in her own name, to perhaps differentiate the two.

On July 25, 2024, Harris shared the first video on her official TikTok account under her name. In the video, someone off-camera asks if Harris is on TikTok.

"Well, I've heard that recently, I've been on the For You page, so I thought I'd get on here myself," she responds.

The top comment on the video is from none other than the Kamala HQ account, which wrote, "Welcome MVP."