Many famous people in Hollywood and the music industry, like Cardi B and Charli XCX, have endorsed Kamala Harris as Trump’s strongest opponent.
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Famous actor George Clooney requested Joe Biden, who was having trouble keeping up with Donald Trump in the presidential election, to step aside on July 10. Robert De Niro, Jamie Lee Curtis, and a slew of other Hollywood heavy hitters voiced their quick approval of the incumbent’s decision to back his vice president, Kamala Harris, as word surfaced Sunday that he had quit the race.
While the Democratic Party has not yet officially selected Harris—a former US senator and attorney general of California—Curtis, star of horror classics like “Halloween,” rushed to Instagram shortly thereafter to offer her enthusiastic endorsement.
In a tweet that garnered almost 250,000 likes on Monday morning, Curtis wrote, “She is a fierce advocate for women’s rights and people of color and her message is one of HOPE and UNITY for America at her time of great national divide.”
Popular musicians to inspire young voters via memes
The enthusiastic campaign workers in Delaware greeted Harris the day following Biden’s endorsement with a rendition of Beyonce’s “Freedom,” a popular song from her 2016 album “Lemonade” that featured rapper Kendrick Lamar.
According to CNN, Beyonce granted Harris’ campaign permission to use the song throughout the presidential race. However, Beyonce has not yet formally endorsed the probable Democratic nominee.
However, the most influential celebrity endorsement may have been from the United Kingdom, when British singer Charli XCX said on X that “Kamala IS brat”—a reference to her critically acclaimed album, “Brat.” In the time after publishing, the piece gained over 50 million views.
Gen Z voters, who might sway the election in Harris’ favor, will be captivated by the comparison between her candidacy and Charli XCX’s irreverent pop music.
In a flash, the presidential candidate’s campaign changed their profile X to lime green—the color of the “Brat” record—and typed “kamala hq.” in the same typeface.
According to social media personality Ed Krassenstein on X (previously Twitter), there are incessant memes with Charlie XCX’s tracks that highlight a dancing and laughing Harris. This theme goes hand in hand with her increasing popularity among younger voters.
A unified Hollywood rallies swiftly behind Harris
According to CNN entertainment journalist Elizabeth Wagmeister’s X post, the out-of-the-blue endorsement of Harris by celebrities is unusual for this election year.
“Hollywood has galvanized around Kamala Harris more in the past 3 hours than it did this entire election cycle for Biden,” she said in an email on Sunday.
Statements made by De Niro emphasized the critical need for Biden to stand down “because there is nothing more important for our country than defeating Donald Trump at the ballot box.”
The Oscar-winning actor said, “with respect, admiration, and affection, thank you, Mr. President!”
Not only that, but superstars like Barbra Streisand wasted no time reacting to the news. In an interview with X, the singer gushed over Joe Biden’s “significant achievements in his 4 year term,” and she urged Americans to be “grateful for his upholding of our democracy.”
The rapper Cardi B took to X to declare that Biden should have “passed the torch” to Harris sooner rather than later, writing, “Ahahahaha lets gooooo i told yalll kamala was supposed to be the 2024 candidate.” B had already identified Harris as Biden’s successor weeks before.
“It was very selfish of Biden and the whole Democratic Party,” the singer stated in a video expressing her desire that Harris had been nominated from the beginning of the reelection campaign.
With an additional, “I feel they should have passed the torch to Kamala,” Cardi B said. She was at her most delightful at this very time. She missed her chance to really flourish at this point.
After pledging her support for the Biden and Harris Democratic ticket in the 2020 election, pop music’s biggest singer, Taylor Swift, is still widely expected to publicly back Harris.
The declaration that the vice president will likely lead the Democrats in November prompted the rapid creation of social media profiles such as “Swifties for Harris” within hours. To “mobilize Taylor Swift fans to help get Democratic candidates elected up & down the ballot!” is the mission statement of the Swift fan page on X, which is not officially affiliated with Swift.
Obama still has not decided whether to support Harris
After Barack Obama’s presidency ended in 2017, he became famous for his work on Netflix and as a podcaster. Obama commended his former vice president for deciding not to run for office.
“Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me,” he said in an interview. “Today, we’ve also been reminded — again — that he’s a patriot of the highest order.”
Contrary to several prominent Democrats and a number of celebrities in Hollywood and the music industry, Obama has not yet endorsed Harris.
Russell Brand, a British actor and comedian who supports Trump, joined the chorus of Trump supporters who used social media to criticize Harris for her public speaking skills and poke fun at her laughter. Politicians on the right have begun to call the possible contender “cackling Kamala.”
But when the US presidential election happens on November 5, nobody knows who will come out on top.
