Tiara Mack, 28, entered the Rhode Island legislature in January 2021 - the first black openly gay woman to do so, and set tongues wagging with her July 4 video, which was filmed on one of her adopted home state's famed beaches.
The Democrat's video was shared with over 7,000 TikTok followers on her campaign account - @mackdistrict6 - and sparked a strong reaction, with 4,220 likes in the first 24 hours.
She caught the clip: "A promised senator thirst trap at Block Island."
Mack added a devil emoji, and joked: "How many nip slips am I allowed to get on the 4th of July?"
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A friend off-camera replied: "You already have three."
Yet many were unimpressed with the action.
One social media user, Sherry Mann, tweeted: "Vote Tierra (sic) Mack, or what, she'll fall on them. How embarrassing to have anyone like this as a state senator. What kind of behavior is this to stick your (big) ass in the air and twerk. What's this kind of mentality, the kind I don't want in government. Seriously."
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"I'm not a conservative and I'm disappointed," said another.
"Where do we draw the line on the behavior of public figures? I like when WE have a standard of decorum that we want OUR people to rise to. To be UNCOMMON to be admired! This ain't it."
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Another announced: "We all need our representatives to be someone we are proud to support. Both parties. Deeply saddened that this woman is a senator in any state."
"If showing your ass was the message you intended, you succeeded. Parents take notes, is this something to aspire to."
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Another continued: "Do you think this is professional behavior, Tiara?"
Several hours later, as the outcry grew, she tweeted: "Damn. Twerking upside down really makes the conservative, unhinged internet accounts pop off on a Monday."
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Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host, was among those outraged by the clip.
He mockingly described her as "the next rising star of the Democrat party," and went on: "Why isn't she Secretary of State? Why aren't they pushing her for president?"
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Mack herself then replied to some of the denunciations in her TikTok videos.
When one person commented that she "set the race back years with this," Mack replied: "This is tacky. This is lazy. What? No, baby girl - this ain't it."
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