Only Kaitlan Collins seemed to have a firm grasp of the term .

Jake Tappermay have “ rizz , ” but now he wants to exude a blade - raw vigour — he thinks ?

On Monday nighttime , the CNN server seek to excuse why hoi polloi are approvinglycalling Vice President Kamala Harris   “ brat”all over societal media .

A news anchor is speaking with a headline on screen that reads, "Harris campaign raises record breaking $81M in first 24 hours." A US Capitol building is shown in the background

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What does it entail to “ be holy terror ” ? Tapper and his fellow CNN panelists clearly did not sleep with . But they tried their darndest to excuse it !

Tapper , 55 , explained he was “ angle off ” about the term by a reliable source — his 16 - year - onetime girl — after   English singerCharli XCXgave Harris a momentous endorsementby written material :   “ kamala IS brat . ”

Bratis also the name of Charli XCX ’s late record album , and the album art includes a distinctive vivid green hueswiftly becoming bonk as “ brat green . ”

Kamala Harris is speaking at a podium with the U.S. Vice Presidential seal, smiling during a public event, with American flags in the background

kamala IS brat

societal media users have debated whether “ brat ” is a term used more by Gen Z or millennials ( Charli XCX herself is 31 ) . But it nevertheless obnubilate much of the CNN panel .

“ Kamala Harris looks like leaning into this , ” tap dancer observed , explain that she has “ brand her Kamala HQ Twitter page with the same ‘ aesthetic ’ of the album — that ’s another Gen Z parole , ‘ aesthetic . ’ ”

Jamie Gangel on CNN holds a printout reading "kamala hq", discussing the Harris campaign raising a record $81M in the first 24 hours

Tapper then turn over off the rest of the explanation to his colleague Jamie Gangel , 69 , who was distinctly uncomfortable with the assigning .

Gangel get down by saying that her young manufacturer would believably “ spew out her coffee ” upon hear her account of the terminal figure . After flailing a little , she decided to consult her notation and read Charli XCX ’s own account of what it mean to be “ terror , ” whichthe singer posted on her TikTok accountlast calendar month .

“ You are just that girl , who is a small messy , and like to party and perchance says dull thing sometimes . ”

CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" with Jake Tapper and four guests discussing the Harris campaign embracing the "brat" trend

“ So , is the theme that we ’re all kind of ‘ brat , ’ and Vice President Harris is ‘ brat ? ’ I do n’t get laid , ” Tapper allege , attempt to wrap up his chief around the term .

“ I do n’t get laid if you ’re ‘ brat , ’ ” panelist Kaitlan Collins , 32 , said to Tapper , showing that she had a firmer grasp of the construct . “ I think you aim to be ‘ brat . ’ You do n’t just become ‘ brat . ’ ”

“ I will shoot for to be ‘ terror , ’ ” Tapper agreed , still sound kind of confounded .

Jake Tapper on a news set discussing a headline: "Harris Campaign Embraces 'Brat' Trend." Images of U.S. Capitol building and Senate chamber in the background

He cut to the chase by concluding :

“ The item is that [ Harris ] is — whether it ’s her or some very canny citizenry who work for her — going veracious for them in a language of their own that , apparently , nobody at this table speaks . ”

And hey , if that ’s what Harris is doing , we aim to allow the move low - key slaps .

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