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Cardi B shared her thoughts on Donald Trump during a Kamala Harris campaign rally near Milwaukee on Friday (Nov. 1).
Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5, the âBodak Yellowâ rapper delivered a passionate speech at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis, voicing her support for Harris and criticizing Trumpâs views on womenâs rights.
âIâve been waiting for this moment my whole life,â Cardi told the crowd, reading from her cell phone. âI take seriously the call to show up, to speak out, and to share a message thatâs been on my heart for a while now.â
She continued, âLike Kamala Harris, Iâve been the underdog, underestimated, and had my success belittled. Women have to work ten times harder and still face questions about how we achieved success. I canât stand a bully, but just like Kamala, I always stand up to one.â
Cardi noted that she hadnât backed either Trump or Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential election until Harris entered the race and âchanged my mind completely.â
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âI didnât have faith in any candidates until she joined and spoke the words I wanted to hear about the future of this country,â she said. âI believe every word she says. Sheâs passionate, compassionate, empathetic, and most importantly, sheâs realistic. Kamala recognizes that this country is at risk, and that we need to strengthen our economy and address the rising cost of living.â
Turning her focus to Trump, whom she referred to as âDonny Trump,â Cardi addressed the former presidentâs recent comment about protecting women whether they âlike it or not.â
âProtection for women â especially regarding maternal and mental health care â is not about telling us what to do with our bodies. Itâs about supporting us and providing the care we need for our choices,â the rapper explained. âPeople like Donald Trump donât believe women deserve rights. When those rights are threatened, he disappears.â
She added, âIf his definition of protection means restricting our choices and ensuring our daughters have fewer rights than our mothers, then I donât want it!â
Cardi also labeled the former president a âhustler,â saying, âHustling women out of their rights is disgraceful. Hustling Americans out of their hard-earned money by selling Trump watches, Trump sneakers, Trump Bibles⊠do we really trust this man with our economy? A man who only cares about getting rich and cutting taxes for his billionaire friends. I donât even get a tax cut.â
Following the rally, Cardi continued her support for Harris and critique of Trump on X (formerly Twitter), writing, âDonald Trump talks about having plans, but the only plan he has is to hustle YOU.â
Watch Cardi Bâs nearly 10-minute rally speech for Harris here.
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Donald Trump is having quite an interesting week with the election just mere days away. During a media event, Donald Trump suggested that Republican politician Liz Cheney face enemy gunfire, prompting the former congresswoman to refer to Trump as unstable.
Donald Trump was in Glendale, Ariz. on Thursday (October 31) for a talk with Tucker Carlson, and the former president covered a wide range of topics while taking shots at his critics. During the chat with the conservative pundit, Trump made a violent suggestion regarding Cheney after discussing her position on war.
âSheâs a radical war hawk. Letâs put her with the rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. OK, letâs see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face,â Trump said.
Continuing his salvo against Cheney, Trump suggested that Cheney and other politicians in Washington are far too comfortable in engaging in war tactics from the halls of Congress and would inspire battles with dozens of other countries.
âYou know theyâre all war hawks when theyâre sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, oh gee, well, letâs send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy,â Trump added.
Cheney caught wind of Trumpâs comments and took to social media to address the verbal jab.
âThis is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant,â Cheney wrote on X in a caption with the chat in question shared in a video from Aaron Rupar.
Trumpâs ire towards Cheney, the daughter of former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, was further stoked after she publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
On X, formerly Twitter, weâve gathered reactions to Donald Trump and his violent barbs toward Liz Cheney.
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Jennifer Lopez introduced Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at a rally in Las Vegas on Thursday night (Oct. 31), imploring the audience to take a hard look at the stark differences between the sitting Vice President and twice impeached former President Donald Trump.
âAt Madison Square Garden, he reminded us who he really is and how he really feels,â Lopez said of Trump in reference to his rally at MSG on Sunday in which a comedian told a succession of racist and sexist jokes, including one in which he referred to Puerto Rico as a âfloating island of garbage.â
âIt wasnât just Puerto Ricans who were offended that day, OK? It was every Latino in this country, it was humanity and anyone of decent character,â said Lopez, who endorsed Harris this week. The offensive comment from the comedian who also made an off-color joke about the O.J. Simpson murders tied to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, set up more than a dozen other opening speakers who warmed up the crowd for Trump with equally offensive comments. One referred to Democrats as âdegenerates⊠low-lives [and] Jew-haters,â while fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson purposely misstated Harrisâ heritage by calling her the âfirst Samoan Malaysian low IQ, former California prosecutor to ever be elected President.â
The Puerto Rico slur, in particular, drove endorsements for Harris from Lopez, as well as P.R. natives Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin and Luis Fonsi. Nicky Jam, who was born in Massachusetts to a P.R.-native father, withdrew his previous endorsement of Trump to throw in with the Harris/Walz campaign amid the wave of anger over the slur about the U.S. territory whose 3.2 million residents are U.S. citizens, but who cannot vote in elections. Lopez stressed that she was not on stage supporting Harris at the event in the crucial swing state âto trash anyone or bring them down.â
But with just days before Tuesdayâs (Nov. 5) election, the singer explained, âI know what that can feel like and I wouldnât do it to my worst enemy, or even when facing the biggest adversary I think America has internally ever had,â in reference to convicted felon Trump, who has vowed to use the engines of presidential power to take vengeance on his political enemies if re-elected. âBut over Kamala Harrisâ entire career, she has proven to us who she is. She has shown up for us every day, for the people. And itâs time for us to show up for her.â
Lopez noted that her parents were born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York before she was born, saying, âWe are Americans. I am a mother. I am a sister. I am an actor and an entertainer and I like Hollywood endings. I like when the good guy, or in this case the good girl, wins. And with an understanding of our past and a faith in our future, I will be casting my ballot for Kamala Harris for president of the United States proudly.â
She also added, âYou canât even spell American without âRican.â
Pollsters continue to call the contest between Harris and former reality TV host Trump a toss-up, which might also explain why Harris invited Lopez and Mexican rock band ManĂĄÂ â who performed at Thursdayâs rally â to join her in a state where Latinos represent around 30% of the population; across the country an estimated 36.2 million Latinos are eligible to vote this year. Earlier in the day, Los Tigres del Norte performed at a Harris rally in Phoenix.
While Lopez and Harris were encouraging people to vote, Trump staged a stunt in Green Bay, WI in which he dressed up like a garbage collector in an orange vest and drove in circles on an airport tarmac in a Trump-branded garbage truck. His campaign said it was in an effort to call attention to a video of President Biden saying âthe only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter,â which the White House later clarified was a reference to the other speakers at Trumpâs rally.
âHis demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and itâs un-American. Itâs totally contrary to everything weâve done, everything weâve been,â Biden added.
Check out video and photos of Lopez at the Harris campaign below.
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Cardi B, one of the few entertainers who does happen to know how to talk politics, will be among several special guests for a Friday this weekend in Wisconsin. According to a press release from the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, Cardi B will join the presidential hopeful this Friday (November 1) in Milwaukee.
The Harris-Walz announced the âWhen We Vote We Winâ rally and concert, which features Cardi B, who isnât performing but will deliver remarks to the crowd at a venue that has not been announced. For the entertainment portion, GloRilla, Flo Mili, MC Lyte, The Isley Brothers, and DJ GEMINI GILLY will handle the sounds.
The rally is centered on the campaign teamâs Get Out Of The Vote push ahead of Election Day next week, encouraging early voting voting for state natives.
âThese artists and public figures are trusted voices for millions of Americans, who listen to their music, follow them on social media, or otherwise are inspired by them. The Harris-Walz campaign believes that by using their voices to lay out the stakes of this election, it will further encourage and mobilize people to go vote,â a campaign statement read.
Those who wish to attend the rally can RSVP here and text GO to 30330 for additional updates.
Certain municipalities in the state have varying ending dates for early voting, which can be determined by following this link. Residents voting in person are required to show a photo ID.
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Los Tigres del Norte, for decades considered by fans as La Voz del Pueblo (or the voice of the pueblo), is set to perform at the Kamala Harris campaign rally in Phoenix on Thursday (Oct. 31). The appearance aligns with the Mexican bandâs continued support for Democratic candidates during U.S. presidential elections. In the past, […]
Madonna is voting blue. The Queen of Pop took to Instagram on Thursday (Oct. 31) to share a series of photos from her recent trip to Paris. âParis was so FUN! đ«đ· . It was hard to leave, but I had. to come home to V.O.T.E. đșđžđșđž,â she wrote in the caption. â@kamalaharris For. President!!!! […]
You can add ska-punk legends Fishbone to the increasingly lengthy list of musicians who are not fans of Donald Trump. The veteran band released a pointed broadside against convicted felon Trump on Thursday (Oct. 31), just days before the Nov. 5 presidential election.
âProud to have this new song out⊠it was actually written back in 2017, but never got on tape until now. Sad part is that itâs only gotten worse,â the band wrote on Instagram about the bubbling verbal takedown âRacist Piece of Sâtâ (also tagged as âRxPxOxSâ to seemingly beat censors.)
âHereâs the thing, this song pulled no punches⊠if you are a fan of this band from the start, you know we have never been shy of speaking our truth,â they wrote on Instagram of the track whose lyric video features a cascade of news headlines about the deadly January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.
And, indeed, the lyrics to the two-tone takedown are precise and concise. âI see you coming down the street/ With tiki torches and hate speech/ Youâre not a proud boy/ Youâre just a F$@k Boy/ Drinking the kool aid Of a mad orange king,â singer Angelo Moore spits in reference to the white supremacist rally Charlottesville in 2017 in which neo-Nazis spewed antisemitic and racist hates speech at an event where Trump said there were âvery fine people on both sides.â
The song continues with lyrics aimed at one of the celebrity supporters of the former reality star, before getting to the pointed chorus. âAnother Kid Rock/ With all the hate talk/ Murder Sickness global crisis coup dâĂ©tat vanilla isis/ Ohhhh.. youâre just a racist piece of sât,â Moore sings, adding, âThe Power zombies said/ Letâs put this lie to bed/ Hereâs an ignorant pillow for your empty racist head.â
âAs artists, this is our platform, be it music, art or words. If you donât agree, thatâs fine,â Fishbone said in their statement. âJust donât come in here telling us to shut up and dribble, you are talking to the wrong brothers. We speak our reality and if you are still âundecidedâ well, maybe this song and perspective will open you up with a straight up call out of what is at stake.â
The Los Angeles group has long made standing up to racism and fascism part of their brand, mixing uptempo party jams with conscious lyrics on their beloved 1988 second album, Truth and Soul, including on the punk blitz âSubliminal Fascismâ and funk rocking âGhetto Soundwave.â
In an email interview with Rolling Stone, founding keyboard/trombone player Christopher Dowd said he knew he had to write a song about Trump a decade ago when Trump announced his first run for the White House. âThe timing of this release couldnât be more perfect,â Dowd told the magazine. âWith Election Day five days away, maybe hearing this song, if you are âundecided,â will trigger your subconscious to think about who could win and what that would look like to the country and the world. One person in a leadership position can automatically make you guilty by association. So will you want to be associated and represented by a person with non-apologetic racist tendencies or a person that doesnât?â
The post ended with an urgent plea to vote on Tuesday (Nov. 5)in the election that pollsters continue to say is a near dead-heat between Vice President Kamala Harris and twice impeached Trump.
Listen to âRacist Piece of Sâtâ below.
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By now youâve heard of Donald Trumpâs latest stunt of plastering the side of a garbage truck with his campaignâs logo in an attempt to own the libs at the expense of a Joe Biden gaffe. But social media is quick with the punch back, with âGarbage Farce Oneâ trending, and itâs hilarious.
Whoever on Team Trump came up with the idea of their Cheeto Overlord cozying up to a garbage truck in Green Bay, Wiscnsin might not really be gang gang. Just saying.
Add to that Trump in a struggle attempt at dressing up like a sanitation workerâa legit blue color job no one should be ashamed of, by the wayâand the slander was inevitable. The hypocrisy is that Trump has referred to the United States as a garbage dump for immigrants and heâs even said much worse. Yet the snowflakes are having a meltdown because Biden allegedly dragged them. For the record, Biden said he misspoke, something Trump has never even bothered to say after, for example, referring to immigrants as vermin.
As for the stunt, the fact people hopped on calling what surely would have been a Decepticon in the Transformers universe as Garbage Force One is comically on brand.
Donât take our word for it, peep the reactions in the gallery.
This is comedy pure gold. Garbage Force One. đđđ #HappyHalloween https://t.co/PT2A5h644V
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A week after BeyoncĂ© appeared at a rally for Kamala Harrisâ presidential campaign in the singerâs hometown of Houston, the Democratic candidateâs rival Donald Trump still seemed focused on the 32-time Grammy winnerâs full-throated endorsement of the sitting Vice President.
Taking the stage in an orange and yellow safety vest on Wednesday (Oct. 30) in Green Bay, WI, the twice impeached former President told the crowd, âfour nights ago they got Beyoncé⊠uhhhh BeyoncĂ©,â as he paused while audience appeared to boo the singer who has sold more than 350 million records as a solo act and with Destinyâs Child. âThey got BeyoncĂ©,â he sighed a second time. âWe donât need BeyoncĂ©, we donât need anybody⊠all you got is me, and I donât have a guitar.â
The Harris campaign reposted the BeyoncĂ©-bashing moment, which came on the same day that convicted felon Trump rolled out a bizarre attack on Pres. Joe Biden that found the former reality TV star climbing into a Trump-branded garbage truck and riding around in circles on an airport tarmac while wearing the vest. The stunt appeared to be the Trump campaignâs attempt to capitalize on a gaffe by Pres. Biden, who caused a stir on Tuesday night when he seemed to compare Trumpâs supporters to garbage while commenting on a racist joke made at Trumpâs Madison Square Garden rally earlier this week in which the comedian compared Puerto Rico to a âfloating island of garbage.â
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The White House quickly tried to do damage control by clarifying that Biden was referring to the sexist, racist attacks launched by a series of speakers at Trumpâs MSG rally on Sunday, not Trumpâs supporters; the event also included an off-color joke by the same comedian that Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce could be the ânext O.J. Simpson,â a remark that disgusted Swifties. âThe only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,â Biden said in a video of his controversial remarks. âHis, his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and itâs un-American. Itâs totally contrary to everything weâve done, everything weâve been.â
The offensive comments at the Trump rally quickly resulted in a number of Puerto Rican born superstars endorsing Harris, including Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez â whose parents were born on the island nation â as well as reggaetĂłn legend Don Omar, who endorsed Harris on Tuesday. In addition, Nicky Jam rescinded his previous Trump endorsement on Wednesday and lined up behind Harris.
The BeyoncĂ© mention at the rally where Trump once again vowed to the the âprotector of womenâ â even, as he added, âwhether the women like it or notâ â was coupled with Trump bragging that âwe donât need BeyoncĂ©.â Though the Harris campaign never said that the R&B legend would sing at the Houston event, Trump told the Green Bay crowd, âThey said, ladies and gentlemen, they said BeyoncĂ©âs coming to sing and she came but she didnât sing. And then Kamala came on as BeyoncĂ© was leaving without singing even one song and they booed the hell out of both of themâ; there is no evidence supporting his claim that the 30,000-plus Harris supporters booed BeyoncĂ©âs appearance.
âIâm not here as a celebrity,â Bey told the Houstonaudience in her introduction of Harris. âIâm not here as a politician. Iâm here as a mother. A mother who cares, deeply, about the world my children and all of our children live in. A world where we have the freedom to control our bodies. A world where weâre not divided. Our past, our present, our future merge to meet us here.â
Trump frequently denigrates A-listers who either donât support him or who line up behind his rivals, and he continues to seem peeved at the many music stars whoâve endorsed Harris, an increasingly long roster that includes Bruce Springsteen, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Barbra Streisand, Cardi B, Charli XCX, Cher, Eminem, Katy Perry, Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo and many more. Early on in Harrisâ 11th-hour bid, BeyoncĂ© gave her permission to use the 2016 track âFreedomâ as the campaignâs theme song; the singerâs camp then sent a cease-and-desist to the Trump campaign in August after it used the song in a social media video that was later deleted from campaign spokesperson Steven Cheungâs X account.
And, after Taylor Swift endorsed Harris last month following what experts deemed the VPâs decisive win in the single debate Trump agreed to, the 78-year-old former President posted an all-caps response reading, âI HATE TAYLOR SWIFT.â
See Trumpâs crowd boo BeyoncĂ© below.
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Nicky Jam, a popular Reggaeton artist, was one of many Donald Trumpâs celebrity supporters who hit the stump with the presidential hopeful. After a series of tasteless jokes were delivered at a recent rally held by Donald Trump in New York, Nicky Jam is now walking back his endorsement of the former president.
Just last month, Nicky Jam was a proud Donald Trump supporter and appeared onstage with him while sporting a Make America Great Again cap. However, comedian Tony Hinchliffe unleashed jokes at the expense of Puerto Rico, referring to the island as âgarbageâ along with other racially charged barbs.
Taking to Instagram and speaking in Spanish, Nicky Jam denounced Hinchliffeâs insults then explained to his fans that he supported Trump due to concerns over the economy and thought as a businessman, he would improve conditions for all economically.
âI believed it was whatâs best for the economy in the United States, where a lot of Latinos live [A] lot of immigrants that are suffering over the state of the economy,â Jam said. âWith [Trump] being a businessman, I felt it was the right movement.â
Below, weâre sharing the video Nicky Jam posted to his Instagram page. The comments for the clip have been turned off, however, so weâre not certain how his statements were received among his 43.5 million followers.
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