Ayo, Kamala Harris cheered on the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team on June 25 with a short Instagram caption that somehow turned into a conversation about *NSYNC.
Harris, the former Vice President, kept it brief. “Let’s go @usmnt!” she wrote. Then came the real headline: “And thank you to our excellent photographer @lancebass!”
Lance Bass. Of *NSYNC. Behind the camera. For Kamala Harris. During the World Cup.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is happening right now across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It’s the first time the tournament has come back to American soil since 1994. Every host city has been buzzing with flags, watch parties, and nonstop coverage. The USMNT has an entire home nation pulling for them. Plenty of public figures have been vocal about their support. Harris is one of many. But that photographer credit is what set this post apart.
Bass became famous as a member of *NSYNC, the late-’90s pop group led by Justin Timberlake. The group went on indefinite hiatus in 2002. Bass has stayed visible in entertainment ever since. He’s done reality TV, Broadway, and event hosting. He’s also been a prominent LGBTQ+ advocate for years. Getting credited as a former VP’s World Cup photographer, though? That’s a new one.
Harris was Vice President from January 2021 to January 2025. She’s stayed in the public eye since leaving office. She’s also not the most active Instagram presence. Wednesday’s post skipped the policy talk entirely. It was clean soccer enthusiasm, nothing more – and it came off as genuine. That kind of post can make a political figure feel human for a minute. This one did.
The post drew over 110,000 likes on Instagram. For a political account’s sports content, that’s solid traction. The World Cup energy is doing a lot of the work.
Real pressure sits on the USMNT this summer. Playing at home means the biggest crowds and the loudest expectations they’ve ever dealt with. Support from across entertainment and politics adds to the atmosphere. Even small moments like this one count.
Harris kept it to four words. Bass got called “excellent.” Neither side has said anything about what brought them to the same spot. But the combination of Kamala Harris and Lance Bass in the same Instagram caption during a World Cup is exactly the kind of crossover nobody predicted – and everybody had something to say about.
