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A lot has changed in the United States’ political landscape over the past 24 hours, with President Joe Biden announcing his withdrawal from the upcoming presidential election and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the role over the weekend. And now, Lizzo is doing her part to make sure that the new Democratic front-runner’s campaign isn’t dimmed by baseless criticism before it even gets off the ground.
In a video posted to Instagram Monday (July 22) — just hours after Biden announced he would no longer be seeking reelection the day prior — the hitmaker specifically took aim at naysayers who allege that Harris has achieved nothing in the past few years as the country’s second in command.
“For everyone saying that Kamala Harris didn’t do anything when she was VP, please, for $5,000, do not use Google, tell me what any vice president has ever done during their term that was notable that you noticed,” Lizzo addresses the camera in the clip while wrapped in a fuzzy blanket.
“The vice president’s job is to take a backseat and support while the president does everything that’s forward-facing,” she continued. “It’s funny because when Joe Biden was VP, the only things I really remember him doing was making cool videos with Barack [Obama], 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.”
“Can we all just be for real?” the “About Damn Time” singer added. “Let’s all be for real and say our quiet parts out loud, because the discourse is tired.”
In fact, Harris has spent much of her tenure as vice president working to strengthen global alliances by meeting with more than 150 international leaders abroad, according to the White House, as well as casting a record 33 tie-breaking votes in the senate, at one point effectively passing the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. The first Black woman and South Asian American to be elected to the position of VP, she also closely assisted Biden in tackling issues related to healthcare, gun safety, unemployment and more.
Lizzo was one of the first musicians to publicly react to the news that Biden had removed himself from the presidential race after months of campaigning for reelection, shortly after which he posted his endorsement of Harris on social media. “I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” he wrote in a letter addressed to “My Fellow Americans.”
“We are truly living in unprecedented times,” the Grammy winner marveled in an Instagram post before sharing her video defending Harris.
Watch Lizzo’s video below.
Musicians and celebrities are reacting to President Joe Biden announcing that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
On Sunday afternoon (July 21), just weeks after a disastrous debate with former President Donald Trump, Biden shared a letter on social media noting that he is ending his bid for a second term in the White House and he will focus on fulfilling his duties as president for the remainder of his term.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden, 81, wrote in the letter addressed to “My Fellow Americans.”
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In another post minutes later, the embattled commander-in-chief, who is recovering from COVID, officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new presidential nominee.
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In recent weeks, Biden has faced mounting pressure from Democratic leaders to drop out of the race. Up until Sunday, the president had insisted that he would remain in the race unless polling data showed him that a victory was impossible or that his health wouldn’t allow it.
Following the news, musical artists like Barbra Streisand, Cardi B, Cher, Lizzo, and many others took to social media to share their reactions.
“Joe Biden will go down in history as a man who accomplished significant achievements in his 4 year term,” Streisand, a longtime Biden supporter, wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “We should be grateful for his upholding of our democracy.”
Cardi B reposted a video of herself commenting on Biden’s dismal performance against Trump during a debate in Atlanta in late June.
“AHAHAHAHA LETS GOOOOO I TOLD YALLL KAMALA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE 2024 candidate…..STOP F–IN PLAYIN WITH ME !!!!!!!” Cardi captioned the clip on X.
Cher, who released the song “Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe” in 2020, noted that Biden’s withdrawal from the upcoming presidential race was a wise move for the Democratic Party.
“I Believe Its Only Chance 4 [American flag emoji] 2 Remain DEMOCRACY. DEM PARTY MUST’REALLY,’ ‘REALLY’ THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX,” Cher wrote on X. “‘WINNING IS ALL’,DONT WIN CANT CHANGE ANYTHING & THE TIMES THEY MUST BE A CHANGIN.”
Other artists like Ariana Grande, Rosanne Cash and Kristin Chenoweth relayed their respect for the president’s decision on their respective Instagram Stories. See more artist reactions to Biden dropping out of the presidential race below.
Joe Biden will go down in history as a man who accomplished significant achievements in his 4 year term. We should be grateful for his upholding of our democracy.— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) July 21, 2024
In my heart im tortured, Because I Don’t believe the Democrats Can win the Presidency With”Pres Biden” “Joe”whom I’ve Loved since we met in 2008.ICampaigned for him I believe ITS TIME 2 PASS THE BATON. TIME 4 DEMS 2 THINK “ WAY” OUTSIDE THE BOX. MAYBE EVEN A SPLIT TICKET— Cher (@cher) July 21, 2024
Hadn’t Seen TV/Talked 2 Anyone,So Didn’t Know It Had Happened.I Believe Its Only Chance 4🇺🇸 2 Remain DEMOCRACY. DEM PARTY MUST”REALLY,” ”REALLY”THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.“WINNING IS ALL”,DONT WINCANT CHANGE ANYTHING & THE TIMES THEY MUST BE A CHANGIN— Cher (@cher) July 21, 2024
Ur seat is ready madam president @KamalaHarris 🫡— ☆ ‧‧̩̥·‧•̥̩̥͙‧·‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l (@LilNasX) July 21, 2024
Let’s make history!!!! Finally!!!— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) July 21, 2024
Biden is OUT. Next batter please.— John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) July 21, 2024
Why did Joe Biden drop out of the presidential race? 🤔— Soulja Boy (Draco) (@souljaboy) July 21, 2024
Never in my life will I understand how a debate on TV could mean more than an insurrection on the capital— Sebastian Bach™️ (@sebastianbach) July 21, 2024
A All Woman ticket you will really see the hate of loser dudes. I said Dudes ruling everything is over … its neanderthalic cavemanic thinking that always has this world at war. The bots are recharging and we about to witness some of the worst misogynistic social assaults ever.…— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) July 21, 2024
How about an open Convention? Whoever stands up there and inspires Democrats gets to run for President. If that’s Kamala, fantastic. If it’s someone else, then that person deserves it. We need to find a Democratic Party leader who energizes, not just the next person in line.— 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜 (@carybrothers) July 21, 2024
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off Thursday night (June 27) in their first debate ahead of November’s general election, and among the audience of voters tuning in to CNN were a handful of musicians and celebrities taking to social media to weigh in.
Most active among them was Bette Midler, who was a vocal critic of Trump’s first term and stuck to her guns in a string of posts on X (formerly Twitter) throughout the debate.
“All my friends are taking their blood pressure medicine now, preparing for the debate,” Midler tweeted ahead of the face-off. “I wonder how many TV screens are going to be broken tonight?” It remains to be seen whether Midler’s TV will stay intact on Thursday, as her posts called out Trump’s “astonishing” comments. “Every word out of his mouth is a lie. Every single word.”
Midler made her stance even clearer with this tweet: “The Worst President In The History of The United States. The absolute worst, Donald Trump, now and forever.”
Outkast rapper Big Boi kept things a little briefer in his X posts, typing “WTF” and a red-faced, wide-eyed emoji during the debate.
The first presidential debate ahead of the 2024 general election aired on CNN and was moderated by the network’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.
All my friends are taking their blood pressure medicine now, preparing for the debate. I wonder how many TV screens are going to be broken tonight?— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
My God, the way this fucker lies. It’s just astonishing.— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
Fear and grievance, ad infinitum. The best environmental numbers! Jesus Christ. Every word out of his mouth is a lie. Every single word.— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
Hahahahahahahaha! Trump is hilarious!— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
“I have the biggest heart!” Tell that to the Gold Star families and the Muslims you banned!— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
Lies lies and more lies. Remember this bastard is the one who destroyed Roe. He goes back to immigrants. Guess that’s he’s go-to when he can’t think of anything else.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
The Worst President In The History of The United States. The absolute worst, Donald Trump, now and forever.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
We were doing very well with addiction…we bought a dog…— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
Hahahagahahah I took two cognitive tests!!!— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
“I wasn’t really going to run” THE BIGGEST LIE SO FAR!— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 28, 2024
WTF
— Big Boi (@BigBoi) June 28, 2024
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— Big Boi (@BigBoi) June 28, 2024
Debates are not governing. They are about televised theatrics. Biden is accomplished at governing. He is experienced and has accomplished a great deal.https://t.co/H7miKQKXMj
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) June 27, 2024
This debate is deplorable.🤯— Nia Long (@NiaLong) June 28, 2024
Without a fact checker that puts up facts on a giant screen behind them, this debate is useless . #Debates2024— Vinny Guadagnino (@VINNYGUADAGNINO) June 28, 2024
This is the most stressful debate I’ve ever watched and my parent was a nominee against Obama. #DebateNight— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 28, 2024
DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA! Sweet Jesus! The networks are packaging this as entertainment, like a boxing match, and selling democracy down the river. It’s a shame.— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 28, 2024
My God, this Presidential debate proves that we need younger presidential candidates.— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) June 28, 2024
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The 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is set for Thursday (June 27). The presumptive Republican and Democratic nominees will square off in the first official debate of the 2024 Presidential election, which will be moderated by CNN’s Jake Topper and Dana Bash.
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Where to Watch the Presidential Debate
CNN will host the 2024 Presidential debate airing live from Atlanta on Thursday, June 27, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The 90-minute debate will air on CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español and stream on Max and CNN.com. CNN is available on DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, Fubo and other streamers.
ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS will simulcast the presidential debate along with cable networks such as MSNBC, HLN, C-Span, Fox News, Telemundo and Bloomberg TV.
How to Stream the Presidential Debate Online for Free
If you don’t have cable, but want to watch the debate for free, there are several streaming options that won’t cost anything up front.
For example, DirecTV Stream offers a 5-day free trial and 90+ live channels including CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, Fox News, ESPN and FS1.
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Other streamers that offer free trials include Fubo (seven days) and Hulu + Live TV (three days).
Streaming internationally? You can watch the presidential debate with ExpressVPN, NordVPN , Surfshark and other VPNs.
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Besides NBC, Peacock Premium Plus gives you ad-free streaming and the ability to download select titles and watch them offline. Peacock also has a large selection of bingeworthy reality shows, movie and original series.
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What to Expect from the Presidential Debate
It’s safe to say that the presidential debate will have more than enough viral moments to live in internet infamy. While there’s no official word on debate topics, the economy, border control, student loans and abortion laws are some of the political issues that Trump and Biden might address.
The debate will include two commercial breaks over the 90 minutes. Biden will be positioned at a podium on the right side of the room and Trump on the left. Each candidate’s microphone will be muted until it’s their time to speak. Trump will deliver closing statement during the debate.
Trump, 78, and Biden, 81, agreed to the presidential debate in May, around a month before the twice-impeached former president was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
The next presidential debate between Biden and Trump is scheduled for Sept. 10 on ABC News.
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Recently, the campaign for President Joe Biden released an ad highlighting the fact that his presumed opponent in the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump, is a felon now that his hush money trial resulted in him being convicted of a whopping 34 felonies.
Meanwhile, the New York Times is getting dragged up and down the internet for making the somewhat common media mistake of using equivocating language in a headline for something the publication could have just stated straight out.
“Biden Campaign Ad Paints Trump as a Felon,” the NYT’s headline read.
The issue with the chosen headline was obvious—Donald Trump is a felon. If Trump is such a yuge felon that if he had 33 felonies expunged from his record, he would still be a felon. The pro-Biden ad couldn’t “paint” Trump as a felon any more than it could paint Trump as a man whose skin looks like it faded after it was painted bright orange.
To be fair, the media is often accused of trying to “paint” Trump as a racist despite the fact that Trump does the best job of that simply by providing the media with the words that come out of his own mouth. Still, when it comes to the Times‘ misguided headline, which, frankly, should have been caught by an experienced editor and revamped before it was published, there’s a clear degree of rich, white privilege at play here. A regular-degular felon convicted of a blue-collar crime wouldn’t be afforded the luxury of headlines that would go out of their way to “paint” them as anything less than the felon they are. It wouldn’t even be a thought to call them anything else. It should be the same for Trump or any other member of the most privileged class in America who also happens to be a convicted felon.
Anyway, the Times eventually caught on to the backlash and changed the headline to something more appropriate: “Biden Campaign Ad Calls Attention to Trump’s Felon Status.” But by the time the change was made, it was too late. The internet had already gotten ahold of the original article title, and the dragging had already commenced.
It’s OK to call Trump what he is. A bigot. A compulsive liar. A would-be election thief…
A felon. We can definitely call him a felon. We can call him that 34 times, in fact.
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As we all know, Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign centers around fear mongering, divisiveness and ultimately revenge (for himself). And though Joe Biden’s campaign has been reluctant to go down such a dark route to entice people to vote for him, he has decided to inject a little “hate” into his latest campaign ad.
Borrowing one of Kendrick Lamar’s new classic diss songs “Euphoria,” the Biden-Harris campaign took a snippet of the song to throw some shots at Donald Trump by using his own words against him throughout the ad. Highlighting the hate they feel for Trump’s many ways and actions such as taking away women’s abortion rights and the way that he blames immigrants for damn near everything that’s “wrong” with America.
The ad features Kendrick’s bars in which he spits: “It’s always been about love and hate, now let me say I’m the biggest hater/ I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress/ I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it’s gon’ be direct.”
We’re not gonna lie, it was hilarious. He even threw in the “sneak diss” posts on Truth Social. Whoever’s idea this was is in line for a raise. Just sayin’.
No word on whether Kendrick Lamar has gotten wind that his song was used to attack Donald Trump in the ad and how he may feel about it, but Biden supporters have been loving it, and the MAGA side has surprisingly remained silent about it. We guess they’ve never heard of Kung-Fu Kenny. If they did they’d probably blame him for the Coronavirus or something.
Will Trump respond to Joe Biden’s latest jab at his horrendous history? Will he call on his own MAGA music “heavyweight” Kid Rock to help him clap back? Maybe Kanye West? Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
What do y’all think of Joe Biden’s latest campaign ad? Let us know in the comment section below.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson declined to endorse either of the two main candidates for the 2024 presidential campaign in an interview.
In an interview on Fox News’ Fox & Friends, pro-wrestler-turned-actor and entrepreneur Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson declared that he wouldn’t be making a public endorsement in this year’s presidential race. In 2020, Johnson used his platform to endorse now-President Joe Biden. “The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was what I thought was the best decision for me at that time,” Johnson said to Will Cain, who interviewed Johnson as he was preparing for the WWE’s Wrestlemania 41 being held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“And I thought back then, when we talked about, ‘Hey, I am in this position where I have some influence, and it’s my job then.’ I felt like that then. ‘It is my job now to exercise my influence and share with, ‘This is who I am going to endorse.’” Notably, Donald Trump has had long-standing ties with the WWE. “Am I going to do that again this year? That answer is no. I’m not going to do that, because what I realized what that caused back then was something that tears me up in my guts, back then and now, which is division,” Johnson continued.
The 51-year-old shared his thoughts on the state of the country. “Am I happy with the state of America right now? Well, that answer is no. Do I believe that we are going to get better? I believe in that. I’m an optimistic guy, and I believe we can get better.” Cain asked him what was most important to him. “To be real…Authenticity. We hear that word a lot, but that is important to me,” Johnson replied, citing “wokeness” and “cancel culture” as things that he feels contribute to the division in the nation.
“I’m not a politician. I’m not into politics,” he stated, adding: “I care deeply about our country. I’m a patriot, and I believe you are too, as well. And right now, my desire and my priorities are my babies and school drop-offs and pickups — that’s important to me.” Johnson has flirted in the past with a potential presidential run, making mention of it during an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon in 2017. It even became part of the core plot of the NBC sitcom based on his life, Young Rock, which ran for three seasons.
Woop-woop, that’s the sound of a lifetime achievement honor! Make that two.
Late last week, President Joe Biden honored hip-hop pioneers KRS-One and Kurtis Blow with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Hip-Hop Museum in Washington, D.C.
According to AllHipHop, 300 guests attended a ceremony at the RIAA headquarters, where the Rev. Dr. George Holmes delivered a rousing speech in celebration of the two icons. “There are two ways for a leader to go through life: as a thermometer or as a thermostat,” Holmes declared. “The thermometer merely measures the climate, but the thermostat sets the tone and creates it. That’s who you are, KRS-One and Kurtis Blow.”
In the absence of a physical appearance from President Biden, a letter from the White House addressed to the two hip-hop pillars was read.
“As it is with Kurtis Blow, as it is with you, America’s story depends not on any one of us, not on some of us, but on all of us,” read the note. “On behalf of the American people, President Biden extends his heartfelt appreciation to you for your volunteer leadership, and he encourages you to continue to answer the call to serve. The country is still counting on you.”
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In addition the groundbreaking careers and contributions to American music and culture, KRS-One and Kurtis Blow were also honored for their commitment to community service and leadership.
The honors come less than a year after hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary, with 2023 boasting a bevy of specials celebrating hip-hop’s history, including A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop, to which KRS-One turned down a personal invite from LL Cool J.
“I was asked about two months ago; they asked me to do it and I turned them down,” he told Harold St. Louis. “And reason being is because I know people don’t understand this — and I say this respectfully. KRS-One is a Hip Hop extremist. I’m not violent, a violent extremist. I’m insane with this culture. I know I must have lost my mind in this.”
Kurtis Blow also did not attend the telecast, but he, like KRS-One, celebrated Hip-Hop 50 with other institutions.
KRS-One has earned three career entries on the Billboard Hot 100: 1994’s “Sound of da Police” (No. 89), 1995’s “MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know” (No. 57) and 1997’s “Step Into a World (Rapper’s Delight)” (No. 70). On the Billboard 200, he’s notched eight entries, including his sole top 10 title, 1997’s I Got Next (No. 3).
Kurtis Blow landed a pair of Hot 100 hits over the course of his career: 1980’s “The Breaks (Part I)” (No. 87) and 1985’s “Basketball” (No. 71). He has also sent six titles onto the Billboard 200, reaching as high as No. 71 with his eponymous 1980 LP.
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