Her performance, which transitioned into a duet with Robin Thicke singing another summer hit, “Blurred Lines,” garnered a lot of attention on social media for her provocative dance moves.
{mosads}Politwoops does not make clear if anyone noticed Bright’s tweet. The Republican is currently running for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina, and is aiming to defeat incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham in the GOP primary in November.
The VMAs eventually turned around with a performance from Justin Timberlake doing a mash-up of his own songs, and the long-awaited reunion with his band mates from ’90s pop group ‘N Sync.
One congressman, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), chimed in on Twitter.
Deutch’s tweet received nearly 300 retweets, and almost 200 favorites.
He appears to be the only member of Congress who tweeted about the awards show.