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Celebrity voices have entered the 2024 presidential race in a number of ways in recent weeks, with some of the biggest names in politics and Hollywood lending their voices to a particular candidate in hopes of moving the needle this November.
Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks during a press conference on March 5, 2023.
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actors Matt Damon e Lin-Manuel Miranda will attend the fundraiser in New York City later this month, for which tickets are listed at $25,000 per person, to support the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
Trump thanked Wednesday Brittany Mahomeswife of NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes, for “standing up” for him after he applauded eagle-eyed followers who criticized her for liking several pro-Trump social media posts last month (Mahomes has not formally endorsed a candidate).
Over Labor Day weekend, Vogue’s editor-in-chief hosted a fundraiser for the Democratic ticket in Southampton, New York. Anna Wintour and fashion designer Tory Burch, among others
Nick Offerman, Jane Fonda, Ben Stiller, Kathy Griffin, John Stamos, Ed Helms, Tiffany Haddish e Ike Barinholtz were among those who appeared at a virtual “Comics for Harris” rally via Zoom last month, which reportedly raised close to half a million dollars for Harris’ campaign.
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Brittany Mahomes, wife of Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, on January 28, 2024.
What other celebrities have supported Harris?
Several of Hollywood’s biggest names endorsed Biden before he dropped out of the race, before throwing their support behind Harris. Olivia Rodrigo supported Vice President Kamala Harris by sharing a video of a speech the vice president gave promising to “stop Donald Trump’s extreme abortion bans.” Big Democratic Fundraiser George Clooney, who used a New York Times essay to call for Biden to drop out of the race, lent his support to Harris and Barbra Streisand said she would support Harris because of her vow to fight for reproductive rights. musician John Legendwho spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, posted that he was “so ready” for a Harris presidency. director Spike Leecreator of “West Wing”. Aaron Sorkin, director Ken Burns and Star Wars actor Mark Hamill they supported Harris, along with the actresses Rosie O’Donnell e Jamie Lee Curtis. Robert De Nirowho narrated an ad for the Biden campaign, praised the president’s “selfless patriotism” in a statement that did not mention Harris but said “there is nothing more important to our country than defeating Donald Trump at the polls.” British pop artist Charli XCX He brought Harris into the Gen Z crowd by tweeting “kamala IS brat,” a support Harris’ team received by changing the background photo on their X account to the color “brat” green and using the same font used on Charli’s album XCX. the same name rapper cardi b, who in May said he would not endorse Biden, tweeted “AHAHAHAHA GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you you pop musician Kesha he said he plans to support Harris in November, and when asked how he felt about GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance, replied “f… that man.” Beyoncé didn’t make a public endorsement, but gave Harris’ campaign permission to use his song “Freedom” in a video of his first official visit to campaign headquarters, a rare endorsement from the superstar musician. Beyoncé’s mother and entrepreneur Tina Knowles supported Harris with a post on Instagram. Former president barack obama and his wife Michelle and ex-president Bill Clinton and his wife, ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, also voted for Harris. Former president Jimmy Carter99, told his son last week that he was trying to reach his 100th birthday so he could vote for Kamala Harris. “Sex in the City” actress and former New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon endorsed Harris and his vice presidential pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in a post that read, “I’m up in the air.” Multimillionaire Mark Cuban, who previously said he was committed to voting for Biden, also endorsed Harris and endorsed Walz as his running mate, calling him someone who “can sit down at the kitchen table and make you feel like you’ve known him forever.” actor Tony GoldwynRepublican political commentator Ana Navarrocomedian Mindy Kaling and actress Kerry Washington each supported the Harris-Walz campaign by hosting a night of the Democratic National Convention.
What other celebrities have endorsed Trump?
Former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan ripped off his shirt while on stage at the Republican National Convention last month to reveal a Trump-Vance campaign T-shirt underneath, calling Trump his “hero” and the “greatest president of the United States.” musician Kid Rock has expressed support for Trump in the past and at the RNC revamped his song “American Bad Ass” to include references to Trump. President and personality of the UFC White Dana He called Trump the “toughest, most resilient human being.” Rapper and reality TV star Amber rose delivered a speech at the RNC in support of Trump. Country music stars Chris Johnson e On Jason’s side also appeared at the convention. Founder of Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy in January he said voting for Trump over Biden was a “no-brainer.” Public-facing billionaires like Elon Musk e Steve Wynn they also supported the former president. actress Rosanne Barr, a longtime conservative Trump supporter, applauded Cuba’s endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket and called the vice president’s pick “another reason why Harris is a disaster.” actor Jon Voight has defended Trump on multiple occasions. 50 Cent2023’s song “Many Men (Wish Death)” started trending online after Trump’s assassination attempt last month. The rapper responded by putting Trump’s face on the cover of his “Get Rich or Die Tryin.” While it’s hard to qualify the response as an official endorsement, he appeared to back the president in 2020 before apparently backtracking. Other celebrities who have supported. Trump in the past, but has not yet definitively endorsed it this election season, are included lil wayne and the star of “Happy Days”. Scott Bayo.
Who didn’t support Trump or Harris?
Notable names missing from the list of public supporters include the billionaire Michael Bloombergwho called the decision “too important to rush” and Taylor Swiftwho pledged support for Biden in the last election cycle, did not run as a candidate.
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