Running influencer Kate Mackz is getting backlash for a TikTok interview with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, with Mackz’s followers arguing that President Donald Trump’s administration is actively stripping services that make running more accessible.

“Disappointing,” “gross and dangerous,” “NOT IT,” and “Can’t wait for the Putin video next!” are just some of the comments left under the video, which has 2.5 million views as of Sunday.

Mackz, who has about 780,000 followers on TikTok, is known for interviewing people while they run. Her TikTok bio reads “On a mission to get the world moving,” and she starts each TikTok by asking the interviewee, “How many miles are we running today?” In the video with Leavitt that was posted Thursday, Leavitt, in a muted yellow set and heels, says she’s not running. Instead, she gives Mackz a tour of the White House.

The collab came as a surprise for followers because Mackz has never shown support for Trump and his administration before — and it was especially disappointing for some, considering a few weeks before Election Day, Mackz interviewed and ran with Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The four-minute TikTok was relatively apolitical, but it still gave Walz a platform before the election.

In the video with Leavitt, the press secretary shows Mackz around the White House and gives a peek into her office. During the tour, Leavitt shows Mackz a meme pinned to her bulletin board that makes fun of legacy media.

“Look, we want critical thinking around here,” Leavitt said.

As the two walk outside, Leavitt points out Trump’s Tesla and says Trump’s staff is allowed to drive it any time.

Among the people who weighed in on the video was Hope Walz, Tim Walz’s daughter, who said in a Friday TikTok that her dad taught her early on that “running as an act is political.”

“The first thing that he told me [when I started running] was that running is a privilege,” she said in a TikTok with more than 2 million views, “and being a part of the running community is a privilege that not all people have access to.”

She continued, saying the privilege could be having the time to run, money to buy the gear or access to healthy food.

“I don’t really understand how platforming an administration that cuts mental health services, cuts funding and literal shipments to food banks ... is cutting funds to climate initiatives and actively hurting the planet in that way, sending people away without due process, villainizing minorities, all of those things are preventing people from getting into the running community, which is what I thought Kate’s platform is for, but it’s also just damaging to society as a whole. We should not be normalizing these people.”

Hope Walz said it’s “insulting” to her dad for Mackz to leave her TikTok with him pinned on her page, while also platforming Leavitt.

“You don’t get to ‘both sides’ this,” Hope Walz said.

Mackz did not respond to a request for comment, and she hasn’t publicly addressed the criticism.

Not only did Mackz feature Leavitt on her TikTok page, Mackz also interviewed the press secretary on her podcast “Post Running High,” where Leavitt spoke about her first job, being a young conservative and her typical day.

People on TikTok made their own videos in response to Mackz’s interview with Leavitt. One TikTok user pointed out that running is political because women weren’t allowed to run marathons until 1972.

Another TikTok user said Mackz has no “morals” or “integrity.” The user also questioned if Trump’s administration paid for the video. Political groups have been paying influencers for videos, but the influencers are not required to disclose if the video is paid for, according to the Washington Post.

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about how the interview was arranged or if the Trump administration paid for it.

Another TikTok user made a video, seemingly calling out Mackz, pointing out “how easy it is” to turn something down. She said she was offered a paid opportunity to promote voting in the South Carolina Republican primary, and she declined because she’s “not going to jeopardize” her morals and “go against everything” she believes in “for a little money.”

Another running influencer posted a TikTok and in the video she said, “Hello, I’m Lauryn. I run, and I don’t support fascists.”