It has been viewed about 3.4 million times there. The video was also shared on YouTube, Twitter and many other social platforms.

By Monday morning Ms. Payne — Chewbacca Mom — was once again the subject of news stories and trending hashtags. There was more than a little admiration, and, we’re sorry to report, more than a little vitriol.

Reached by phone at home, Ms. Payne said she did not want to comment on her critics. “I think the video said it all,” she said. “You can either have water in your bucket, or you can have gasoline in your bucket, and I choose to have water.”

Image Candace Payne, better known as Chewbacca Mom, at the CMT Music Awards. Credit Wade Payne/Invision, via Associated Press

With “Chewbacca Mom” once again trending on social media, the reaction was as divided as America, a mix of appreciation, confusion, jokes, sarcasm and anger.