After weeks of mounting stress from fellow Democrats to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, sitting POTUS Joe Biden introduced that he was doing simply that — shortly after which he endorsed his personal vice chairman, Kamala Harris, to tackle the position as a substitute.
Within the hours that adopted, numerous get together members, public figures and voters alike supplied an outpouring of assist for the attorney-turned-politician’s last-minute marketing campaign, which raised greater than $50 million in fundraising lower than a day after it launched. “On behalf of the American folks, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary management as President of the US and for his a long time of service to our nation,” Harris wrote in a public response to the information. “I’m honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.”
So, too, did musicians get on board. Following a noticeable and well-documented drought in celebrities endorsing Biden for a second time period within the early months of 2024, many had been all of a sudden fast to publicly again Harris as quickly as she took the reins. Everybody from Ariana Grande to Cardi B and John Legend shared their approval of the VP’s candidacy, whereas Charli XCX notably declared on-line: “Kamala IS brat.”
Extra stars are positive to throw their hats within the ring as election day attracts nearer, whereas others — Jason Aldean, Child Rock, and so forth. — will possible proceed to cheer on former president Donald Trump because the Republican get together’s nominee. Billboard will replace this checklist as extra endorsements roll in, however for now, hold studying to see which artists and different music-world figures have expressed their assist of Kamala Harris’ bid for the White Home to date under.