Meet Naima Troutt, the College Student Who Owned Charlie Kirk

On the same day that the presidential debate aired last month, Jubilee held its own town hall meeting on TikTok: “25 woke students vs 1 conservative.” The conservative in question was Charlie Kirk, who argued, among other things, that “Trump was a great president” and “Kamala is a DEI candidate.” Like his idol, Kirk wasn’t shy about interrupting. (At one point, he claimed that “fetus means little human being in Latin.”) But when he said that abortion constitutes murder and should be illegal, Naima Troutt, a 22-year-old student at the University of Southern California, took the stand. Between going viral for owning Charlie Kirk on the internet and explaining to him what a fetus actually is, she’s been busy. To find out how Troutt’s been faring with an influx of 327K followers, we DM’ed the self-proclaimed “princess of childless cat ladies” to talk about used sock fetishes, registering to vote, and her viral sister Moo Deng.

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EMMA STOUT: Hi! Ready to get started?

NAIMA TROUTT: Yes, let’s do it.

STOUT: A/S/L?

TROUTT: Who what where?

STOUT: Haha. Age/sex or sign/location. 

TROUTT: I’m 22, Gemini woman, based in LA 🌴

STOUT: What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?

TROUTT: Feed my cat cause he’s 100% the one waking me up 😭

STOUT: Childless cat ladies stand up! What’s his name?

TROUTT: I’m nominating myself to be princess of the childless cat ladies 👑 And it’s Mr. Gunther Pickles III. 

STOUT: He sounds like a very respectable gentleman. What’s been on your TikTok FYP lately?

TROUTT: This is gonna sound narcissistic asf but myself honestly 😂

STOUT: Well, you are the moment! I actually saw a fan edit of you today and it was pretty epic.

TROUTT: Thank you diva.

STOUT: Have you seen any comments that made you giggle?

TROUTT: Not really comments, but the drawings of the debate get me everytime. I’ve been collecting them like Pokémon.

STOUT: I wanna see the collection.

TROUTT: Yes lol I made a folder 😂 this one is absolutely goated. And so accurate.

STOUT: His ratio of gum to teeth is terrifying.

TROUTT: I feel like it really expresses the complexity of man, it speaks volumes to the human condition. I’m glad people are spreading awareness about it, it’s a genuine public service.

STOUT: Would you rather eat a jean jacket or spend a day with Charlie Kirk?

TROUTT: Can I cook the jacket? I’d eat the jacket.

STOUT: What do you think his private browsing history looks like?

TROUTT: I feel like I would be traumatized by his browsing history.

STOUT: You’ve already been traumatized enough. What does yours look like?

TROUTT: That’s what I’m saying. Mine doesn’t really make sense to me honestly.

STOUT: Shopping for Halloween costumes?🎃

TROUTT: That was for a video I made, but I’m doing a couples costume with my boyfriend. We’re going as Calypso and Jack Sparrow.

STOUT: Hottt. What’s the weirdest DM you’ve gotten since the debate video blew up?

TROUTT: Oooh god 😂 Someone tried to buy my used socks, that one was pretty wild.

STOUT: For how much and are they still in the market? Asking for a friend…

TROUTT: 20 dollars for every day that I’d worn them. But I have a thing about giving my DNA to strangers ever since I watched that one Black Mirror episode.

STOUT: Brokeyyy. $20 is not worth genetic info ❌

TROUTT: Exactly.

STOUT: Have you blocked anyone yet? Or would you rather let your haters see you succeed?

TROUTT: I’m not big on blocking, but I’ve definitely had to block a few persistently racist neckbeards.

STOUT: Men shouldn’t be allowed on the Internet. Do you have a favorite meme format?

TROUTT: I love screenshots of tweets but I refuse to use Twitter.

STOUT: Send me the last screenshot u saved.

TROUTT: My girl Moo Deng. I’m literally obsessed with her.

STOUT: I need to diva out with her.

TROUTT: Bahaha literally 😂😂 She’s an icon I wish I was so fierce.

STOUT: Are you planning to vote in November?

TROUTT: Definitely. I’m registered and ready to go.

STOUT: What do you think the most important issue is?

TROUTT: I’d say the most important issue to me right now is kind of anything that falls in the canon of civil rights: abortion, LGBTQ laws, affirmative action, etc. I think a lot of these issues and our response to them shapes the way we interpret the constitution, and I think it’s really important that we vote for people in office who understand not to threaten our inalienable rights.

STOUT: Can you run for president? Please?

TROUTT: Maybe someday. I don’t think I’m old enough yet 😉

STOUT: Fuck, marry, kill: Eric Adams, JD Vance, Candace Owens?

TROUTT: Omg omg omg. Okay, I think I would marry Candace Owens cause I genuinely believe I can fix her. Fuck Eric Adams, but I would use teeth on purpose. JD Vance has gotta goooo, not going anywhere near that man. I don’t wanna catch his stupid.

STOUT: I feel like JD Vance’s Botox hit his brain.

TROUTT: Nah, he’s gotta be straight up addicted to crack. There is no other explanation.

STOUT: Can you send a fit pic?

STOUT: Very cute and comfy. Did you have class today?

TROUTT: I did! I had philosophy. It was super cool, my teacher is very passionate.

STOUT: Thought daughter. Any takeaways for our philosophical readers? 

TROUT: Right now we’re discussing utilitarianism which is really interesting to apply to the context of my debate with Charlie.

STOUT: Last question: what’s your password?

TROUTT: 111nunyabusiness420

STOUT: Stout and Troutt signing off…💋