N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas releases controversial Senate campaign video

N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a Democratic Socialist of America-aligned candidate, has drawn attention for a campaign video released in her pursuit of a U.S. Senate seat in Oklahoma.

In the footage, Thomas engages in a highly theatrical performance, including shouting and running into a bedroom. The video features a segment where she cuts out a photograph of Markwayne Mullin—the former Oklahoma Senator and current Homeland Security Secretary—and places it into a notebook she refers to as a ‘Burn Book,’ a reference to the film Mean Girls. The video includes the caption ‘Stop trying to make Mullin happen,’ further leaning into the pop-culture theme.