How Aaron Parnas rose to news influencer fame on Instagram, TikTok – USA Today

Updated March 10, 2026, 9:22 a.m. ET Vice President Kamala Harris skirted tradition in September when she picked liberal prodigy Aaron Parnas instead of a cable news host to helm the first tour stop for her tell-all 2024 campaign book, “107 Days.” “Thank you for giving me the best job in the world,” Parnas wrote on social media after the New York event, sharing a selfie with Harris before a packed house at The Town Hall venue in Manhattan. “We’re just getting started.” Parnas rose from a boy wonder in Boca Raton, Florida, to one of the most-followed left-wing personalities of President Donald Trump’s second term. The one-man content-generation factory introduces each story with a variation of his signature catchphrase, “We have some news right now,” completing his deadpan delivery of the day’s biggest developments in an even tone. From his front-facing iPhone camera, the low-key lawyer, formerly a practicing civil litigator, amassed more than 7.5 million followers on Instagram and TikTok. His fan base eclipses the entire following of progressive American media companies such as The Huffington Post and Mother Jones. In December, business magazine Forbes named him among its annual 30 Under 30 media influencers, an honor bestowed
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