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Who Is 'Naima Troutt' aka 'Hair.Soup?' The 'Jubilee' Debate Girl Who Took On Charlie Kirk And Ben Shapiro Explained
Back in September 2024, a woman who appeared in a Jubilee debate against Charlie Kirk went viral for calling his smile creepy. That girl is Naima Troutt and she's going viral again after appearing in another Jubilee video in which she went head-to-head with the Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro.
But who is Naima Troutt (also known as Hair.Soup) anyway and why does she keep going viral on social media? Here's what you need to know.
Who Is 'Naima Troutt?'
Naima Troutt is a 22-year-old student from Los Angeles, California. Online, she goes by @Hair.Soup on TikTok and @Hair_Soup_ on X, where she's gained over 360,000 combined followers. She's most known for her political content and first garnered a following after a viral September 2024 appearance on the Jubilee show Surrounded, during which she debated right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk on abortion rights.
Many online believed that Troutt won the debate against Kirk. The clip of her debate was reposted on X and went viral, inspiring her to start her own social media pages and share her political beliefs online.
She also inspired a lot of memes about Charlie Kirk's smile after calling it creepy, a belief that a lot of Kirk's detractors seemed to agree with.
oh she ate him UP im actually obsessed with her wow pic.twitter.com/34IEqTIfYc
— belak🌪️ (@kalebjackson00) September 10, 2024
What Does Naima Troutt Do Online?
Since appearing in her first Jubilee video, Troutt has gone on to amass hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok for her political-leaning content, including memes and videos in which she offers her opinions on politics.
Shortly after her first debate, Troutt went viral again after refusing a $20,000 offer from Adin Ross to debate Nick Fuentes. Her video explaining the refusal gained over 3 million views on TikTok.
Most recently, she appeared in another Jubilee video, where she debated conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on the topic of diversity, equity and inclusion. The clip of her debate is, once again, going viral across social media, with many again believing that she won.
Beyond this, Troutt was recently interviewed by Interview Magazine, further getting her name out there as a rising voice in left-leaning politics on social media.
@hair.soup in case anyone was wondering #fyp #fypシ #politics #debate #naima ♬ original sound – hair.soup
@hair.soup i miss his apprentice era 😢. #fyp #debate #liberal ♬ original sound – COURIER
For the full history of Naima Troutt, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
