Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States, has made her first public appearance since President Joe Biden announced he is stepping down from the 2024 presidential election and endorsing Harris to run in his place as the Democratic nominee. Harris appeared at her first campaign staff meeting in Wilmington, Delaware, where she walked out to Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’, a powerful anthem where Beyoncé sings about freedom and not letting it rot in hell. Complex shared a video of Harris walking out to the song on Twitter.
During her speech, Harris directly addressed her opponent, Donald Trump: “I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump’s type.” Tina Knowles, Beyoncé’s mother, has voiced her support for Harris on social media by saying “Go Vice President Kamala Harris for President. Let’s Go #kamala2024.”
Other musicians, actors, and celebrities who have endorsed their support for Harris include Charli XCX, John Legend, Jamie Lee Curtis, Viola Davis, Barbra Streisand, Mark Hamill, Spike Lee, Lizzo, and more. President Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race followed several calls from those in the entertainment world after his disastrous first presidential debate against Trump on June 27.
Stars’ support for Harris and the decision for Biden’s withdrawal after he announced he was dropping out of the US presidential race included Ariana Grande, Finneas, and Jon Favreau. Favreau wrote: “The President did what he’s done for the last four years – he listened to the American people and put the country’s interests ahead of his own. The exact opposite of Donald Trump.”
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