Superstar Beyoncé will appear with Vice President Kamala Harris at an event in Houston on Friday night. He is expected to perform as well.
The diva is from Houston and her appearance comes at a time when the vice president has welcomed other musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and Eminem to the election campaign.
Harris has racked up a slew of celebrity endorsements since she began her run for president, including Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish.
Beyoncé is famous for having sung the national anthem at former President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2008, and for having performed at a rally in Ohio in the final days of then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016.
Willie Nelson. Foto: People.
Although Texas is not expected to go from red to blue in the presidential race, Harris’ rally comes amid a tight Senate fight between Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Colin Allred, who is expected to attend the rally. Friday.
Singer Willie Nelson and Tina Knowles, Beyoncé’s mother, are also expected to appear at Friday’s rally, Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams said on X.
Singer James Taylor, whose performance at the Democratic National Convention in August was canceled due to time constraints, will perform at a rally with Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in North Carolina.
James Taylor. Foto: The Hollywood Reporter.
A senior Harris campaign official told NBC News earlier this week that in Texas the vice president would speak about the impact of abortion bans.
The state currently has a six-week abortion ban and Democrats have previously highlighted stories of women who have left the state for emergency reproductive care.
Beyoncé’s 2016 hit “Freedom” has become Harris’ campaign anthem and is often played at the beginning of her rallies. Clinton also used the song in her campaign.
With less than two weeks until Election Day, the vice president is touring the country to present her final reasons to voters. He has a rally scheduled in Georgia, a key state.
Next week, Harris is expected to deliver a “closing arguments” speech in Washington, DC, at the same location where former President Donald Trump spoke on January 6, 2021 before a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol. .
