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As former President Donald Trump continues to work to appeal to working-class voters by actually addressing their concerns, Vice President Kamala Harris meanwhile continues to try to court them by touting her connections to the rich and powerful.
Case in point: The vice president is expected to hold two campaign events this Saturday, each with a superstar celebrity by her side — twerking singer Lizzo in Detroit, and rapper Usher in Atlanta:
New: Harris will be joined by Lizzo in Detroit Saturday for a get out the vote event and later that day, by Usher for an Atlanta rally, I’m told, as the campaign tries to harness celebrity figures to boost early voting.
— Priscilla Alvarez (@priscialva) October 18, 2024
Critics believe this is a desperate, last-minute attempt by Harris to drum up support from minorities, who, as the polls have shown, have been leaning more and more heavily toward Trump.
“Tell us you’re struggling with the black vote without telling us you’re struggling with the black vote,” one critic tweeted.
See more responses below:
She is panicking because she is losing the black vote
— Whiskey Pete (@PeterLamirada) October 18, 2024
Hahahah classic dems needing to get black musicians to come in for the rescue
— MAGAhombre (@MAGAhombre2024) October 18, 2024
A politician shows you what they think of you by the guests they bring. So Harris thinks twerking and musical guests will help get the “black vote”, why not bring business leaders or entrepreneurs to those voters??? Hmmmm
— Tammy Marie (@tamarammarie) October 18, 2024
It’s amazing how the Democratic Party bring in the richest Black people in the country to try to convince regular Black Americans to vote for them.@KamalaHarris is doing what the Democrats have done to “their own” forever, promise but DON’T deliver.
— Jimmy (@Its_go_time1111) October 18, 2024
Ya twerk for black votes because indecency and drugs are all what they understand eh? She thinks so lowly of black people in Detroit.
Don’t be talking to them about policy. Don’t be talking to them about economy. Disgusting
— Meri (@diplomatnations) October 19, 2024
Kamala just can’t do it without the Obamas, Springsteen. BonJovi, Usher, Lizzo
Kamala has no successes, no serious policy and really bad foreign policy. Kamala is the one who said she “studied the maps” & Israel shouldn’t go into Rafah. She’s an empty vessel.— Black, White & Grey (@NBfromLB) October 18, 2024
It doesn’t help that both Lizzo and Usher are very controversial figures.
Lizzo, a Grammy Award winner, has been dogged by controversy over claims by former dancers that she forced them to engage in sexually demeaning behavior, including pressuring them to eat a banana out of a stripper’s vagina at a live sex show.
The Democrats last recruited her help in March, when she appeared at a fundraiser for President Joe Biden’s then-presidential campaign. Her appearance there prompted criticism from Ron Zambrano, the attorney representing the former dancers.
“It’s shameful that Lizzo would be chosen to headline an event like this amid such egregious allegations,” he told NewsNation at the time. “Without getting into the politics, I can’t imagine why anyone would want Lizzo representing them in any way, given her reprehensible behavior. It’s just a terrible look.”
But that, of course, is Democrats for you.
Usher, meanwhile, has been dogged by controversy over his connection to music mogul Sean P. Diddy, who’s currently behind bars on account of a slew of charges, including sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, obstruction of justice, and more.
Plus, as the mentor of then-underage singer Justin Bieber, Usher reportedly introduced him to Diddy, according to reports.
Harris is campaigning with Usher, who’s being discussed heavily because of his associations with #Diddy and bringing Bieber to him.
The optics are so bad for her right now. https://t.co/YaCMg7UjFW
— #CommunistControlAct (@ayexern) October 18, 2024
Lizzo for her part has been an avid Harris fan since day one. In an Instagram video posted in July, she defended Harris from allegations that she’s done absolutely nothing as vice president.
“For everyone saying that Kamala Harris didn’t do anything when she was VP, please, for $5,000, do not use Google [and] tell me what any vice president has ever done during their term that was notable that you noticed,” Lizzo said. “The vice president’s job is to take a back seat and support while the president does everything that’s forward-facing.”
“It’s funny because when Joe Biden was VP, the only things I really remember him doing was making cool videos with Barack, but when he ran for president, I didn’t hear that same, ‘He didn’t do anything when he was VP’ from people. So I wonder why y’all are saying it now,” she added.
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