Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat from Virginia, participated in TikTok’s “aura farming” fad by sharing a video of himself dancing alone in the congressional subway. The video was humorously captioned, “on my way to hold this administration accountable.”

In the short clip, Subramanyam appears on the House subway wearing sunglasses, striking poses and waving his arms before locking in on the camera.

Subramanyam’s “aura farming” appears to have backfired, with some commenters calling it out as tone-deaf, hypocritical and “cringe.”

Viewers with left-leaning political views, frustrated by what they see as inaction from Democrats during President Donald Trump’s tenure, directed criticism at the VA-10 representative in the comments.

One of the top-liked comments asked flatly, “By doing nothing…?” Another read, “Representatives have got to stop doing this. Actually do something.”

Numerous commenters pointed to Subramanyam’s voting history, particularly recalling his recent decision that diverged from his party’s stance by not advancing a House impeachment resolution aimed at Trump.

On June 24, 2025, Subramanyam voted to table (i.e., block) a resolution to impeach President Trump over “high crimes and misdemeanors.”

The resolution was introduced by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, but was halted by a wide House majority.

Several comments mocked the tone and delivery of the video. One read, “-1000 aura,” while another said, “Our taxpayer money hard at work…” Another commenter wrote, “So what exactly are you on your way to do? Because so far democrats have not really done anything at all.”

A top comment simply read, “This feels weird idk.”

One lengthy reply said, “Not trying to be disrespectful. But? Less of this sh–. More fire on the floor please. I get wanting to do outreach. But this? Isn’t the action an average American needs from their representatives right now. We’re approaching no taxation without representation territory here. Do better.”

Another suggested, “Introduce a new amendment for every one performative TikTok a Congress person posts they have to cosign 3 bills that work to limit the power of money in politics.”

Subramanyam, a former tech advisor in the Obama White House and the first South Asian elected to Virginia’s General Assembly, has gained a reputation as a more moderate Democrat.

He won Virginia’s 10th District in 2024 and often plays up his immigrant roots in political messaging.

The “aura farming” trend, popular among Gen Z and Gen Alpha, refers to pulling off effortless, cool gestures usually while standing still.

It took off after a now-viral video of 11-year-old Indonesian boy Rayyan Arkan Dikha danced stone-faced and confident while wearing sunglasses aboard a racing boat.

Most “aura farming” clips on TikTok are soundtracked to “Young Black & Rich” by Melly Mike, which includes the lyric “I ain’t even gon’ get mad, I’m young, black and rich.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Subramanyam’s office and TikTok for comment.