{"id":2565967,"date":"2026-02-06T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-hq-changes-x-username-following-backlash-over-67\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:53:04","slug":"kamala-hq-changes-x-username-following-backlash-over-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-hq-changes-x-username-following-backlash-over-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala HQ changes X username following backlash over &#8217;67&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-hq-changes-x-username-following-backlash-over-67%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2565967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kamala Harris&#8217; progressive content hub Headquarters relaunched its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-suspended-from-education-program-for-saying-a-man-is-a-man-a-woman-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Student Suspended From Education Program For Saying, \u2018A Man Is A Man, A Woman Is A Woman\u2019\">social media presence<\/a> on X and TikTok after rebranding accounts under the new name. The project, created with the nonprofit Peopel For the American Way and alumni of the 2024 Harris campaign, features a video with Harris and designates her as honorary chair. In response to backlash over using \u201c67\u201d in the X username, the account initially appeared as @Headquarters_67 before changing to @Headquarters68_. The term \u201c67\u201d has become gen Z\/gen Alpha slang with various meanings, tied to memes and a popular Skrilla song, and is described differently by dictionaries\u2014contextual and sometimes nonsensical. The piece notes the wider debate about meme-driven branding in politics and includes reactions from critics and supporters, as well as a clip of Harris\u2019 message and references to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/allred-endorses-crockett-says-talarico-called-him-mediocre-black-man-2\/\" title=\"Allred endorses Crockett, says Talarico called him &#039;mediocre black man&#039;\">related political coverage<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kamala HQ account changes X username after backlash over &lsquo;67&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2497274\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Kamala HQ changed <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">its X username again after the accou<\/span>nt was&nbsp;rebranded as<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4447694\/harris-relaunch-platoforms-gen-z-content-hub\/\"> the progressive content <\/a>media hub Headquarters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The X and TikTok accounts relaunched on Thursday under the new brand name Headquarters, with a video featuring former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> sharing with users what to expect. This is the first time the account has been active since the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4448796\/abigail-spanberger-sends-abortion-same-sex-marriage-amendments-voters\/\">Spanberger signs bill sending abortion and same-sex marriage amendments to voters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4448727\/tim-scott-calls-trump-remove-obama-monkey-video-truth-social\/\">Trump takes down video depicting Obamas as monkeys after swift bipartisan criticism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4448792\/gavin-newsom-tells-liz-murill-go-f-yourself-abortion-pill-prescription-lawsuit\/\">Newsom tells Louisiana attorney general &#8216;Go f*** yourself&#8217; over abortion pill prescription lawsuit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s where you can go online to get basically the latest of what&rsquo;s going on, and also to meet and revisit with some of our great, courageous leaders,&rdquo; Harris says in the video. &ldquo;So stay engaged, and I&rsquo;ll see you out there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to Headquarters, the new Gen-Z <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >led progressive content hub<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7EQyz3DFpd\">pic.twitter.com\/7EQyz3DFpd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HQ (@headquarters68_) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/headquarters68_\/status\/2019404025507225735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The rebrand was created in partnership with the progressive nonprofit organization People For the American Way and alumni of the 2024 Harris campaign. Harris will serve in an honorary Headquarters role as chairwoman emerita.<\/p>\n<p>The account relaunched on X as @Headquarters_67 on Thursday, but was later changed to @Headquarters68_.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Using the 67 meme to appeal to young people is just so deeply insulting to our intelligence. We want good jobs, green spaces, affordable homes, community, and a habitable planet,&rdquo; Climate Defiance, a climate movement organization, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClimateDefiance\/status\/2019505379588133329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2019505379588133329%7Ctwgr%5Ee1c43dff2678ea4e65c069aae9ae3d1174e4ae49%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indy100.com%2Fpolitics%2Fkamala-harris-headquarters-67-username\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Speaking to us through a washed up TikTok trend is infantilizing. Is it not?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> proved that Gen-Z wants to be talked to like actual adults and not just won over with s***** memes, the DNC&rsquo;s response to that is an account with 67 in the @,&rdquo; another user <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brndxix\/status\/2019478360187920655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2019478360187920655%7Ctwgr%5Ee1c43dff2678ea4e65c069aae9ae3d1174e4ae49%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indy100.com%2Fpolitics%2Fkamala-harris-headquarters-67-username\">wrote on X<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Luminary Strategies and People For the American Way for comment about the username change.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-67\">What is &rsquo;67&rsquo;?<\/h2>\n<p>Following the initial rebrand, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> were quick to criticize the account&rsquo;s use of &ldquo;67&rdquo; in the username.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The term &ldquo;67,&rdquo; pronounced &ldquo;six seven,&rdquo; emerged as a popular slang with Generation Alpha and Generation Z on social media, and became Dictionary.com&rsquo;s word of the year in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4448734\/kamala-harris-2028-best-news-for-gop-joe-concha\/\"><strong>KAMALA HARRIS RUNNING IN 2028 IS &lsquo;BEST NEWS&rsquo; FOR GOP: JOE CONCHA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Six seven (or 67 or 6 7, etc.) is a nonsensical expression used especially by teens and tweens that is connected to a rap song and also to a 6&rsquo;7&rdquo; tall basketball player,&rdquo; according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/slang\/six-seven\">Merriam-Webster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some users online have argued that the term means &ldquo;so-so,&rdquo; especially when paired with a physical up-and-down hand motion. Other times, however, the term is used without any context as a random expression by young people.<\/p>\n<p>The term originated in rapper Skrilla&rsquo;s song &ldquo;Doot Doot (6 7)&rdquo; and has been frequently used in viral basketball videos.<\/p>\n<p>The song was used in a meme featuring video edits of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> player LaMelo Ball, according to Merriam-Webster.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/4414627\/americans-identify-independent-record-high-younger-generations-spurn-party-labels\/\"><strong>AMERICANS IDENTIFY AS INDEPENDENTS AT RECORD HIGH AS YOUNGER GENERATIONS SPURN PARTY LABELS&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Urban Dictionary has a similar definition, but also says the term is used &ldquo;randomly&rdquo; and does not have &ldquo;any meaning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;(Six Seven) is a meme originating from the lyrics in a song called -Doot Doot-, later popularized by one kid on the internet who, from then on, was called the &lsquo;6-7 Kid&rsquo; after a viral video showed him saying the term at a basketball game,&rdquo; according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=67+%28six+seven%29\">Urban Dictionary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala HQ renames X handle amid &#8217;67&#8217; backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2565968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP24240744721428-scaled-e1770397556832.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[72986,73117,73116],"class_list":["post-2565967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-kamala-harris-2","tag-username-change","tag-x-platform-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP24240744721428-scaled-e1770397556832.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2565967"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565975,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565967\/revisions\/2565975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2565968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2565967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2565967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2565967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}