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The 2024 presidential campaign was thrown into even further chaos on Sunday (July 21) when President Joe Biden announced that he would drop out of the race just weeks after a calamitous debate performance against Donald Trump drew renewed calls for the commander-in-chief to step aside.
Biden, 81, quickly gave VP Kamala Harris his endorsement, vaulting his second-in-command to the front of the line for the democratic party’s nomination when they gather in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention from August 19-22.
And while Biden’s shoulder tap is crucial, Harris also got another very important endorsement from a pop powerbroker: Charli XCX. The British star — who cannot vote in U.S. elections — joined a raft of celebrities cheering on Harris’ anointing, including Barbra Streisand, Lizzo, Cardi B, Cher and many others, while announcing that “Kamala IS brat.”
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The reference is to the title of the singer’s new record, brat, and an lifestyle Charli has described for someone who can be high luxury at times, or who has a “pack of cigs, a Bic lighter and a strappy white top with no bra” at others. The whole vibe is perfect for what Charli has deemed “brat summer,” a time when her fans are invited to get grimy and sweat it out on the dance floor with a few essentials (courtesy of Glamour) including: square-rimmed sunglasses you never take off, messy hair, a smudged, smoky eye, bad tattoos and old, corded Apple headphones.
At press time Charli’s original post had racked up more than 243,000 likes and more than 19 million views. Harris’ Kamala HQ campaign X account immediately appeared to hop on the coveted nod from Charli, changing the banner on its X page to the signature Brat lime green palette and font.
While it’s unlikely that Harris, 59, will show up at a club with a pack of smokes, messy hair and shades to cement the coveted XCX brat endorsement, the veep has been known to show off her dance moves in the past and is now running against the current oldest person to ever seek the presidency in former one-termer Trump, 78.
The democratic party must now scramble to officially name a replacement for Biden before the upcoming convention following the surprising announcement from Biden. The 81-year-old president who is currently battling COVID, was pressured to step down after weeks of mounting pressure from Democratic leaders for him to drop out of the tight race against twice-impeached convicted felon Trump, who was grazed on the ear by a bullet two weeks ago in an attempted assassination during a rally in Butler, PA.
At press time Harris had also begun following Charli on Instagram and X, in addition to her other pop star follows, which include Rihanna, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Janelle Monae, Lizzo and many more.
See Charli’s tweet below.
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On Sunday, July 21, President Joe Biden announced that he would not be seeking a second term.. While supporters were still catching their breath, he announced that he was endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris for the gig, which was quickly met with widespread enthusiasm.
Taking to social media, President Biden said it was time for him to finish his term, and step aside. “While it has been my intention to seek reelection, 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,” Biden wrote in a classy letter he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision.”
About an hour later, Biden made it clear that as far as next up, he was strictly team Kamala Harris. “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this,” wrote Biden on X.
Social media quickly went up for Joe Biden, saluting for a job well done in the last three and half years. Also targeted was how mainstream media so quickly turned on Biden after a bad debate, chaos in the Democratic party and generally how horrible Trump is at everything, yet he gets a pass.
But don’t take our word for it, see some of the more zealous reactions in the gallery.
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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
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Political commentator Van Jones has been offering heavy praise of the Republican National Convention, earning him heavy pushback from social media users.
The Republican National Convention came to a close in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. on Thursday night (July 18). While some political commentators pointed out the various missteps made by GOP politicians, Van Jones has been steadily praising the energy at the convention.
“I wanna say something. This spirit that this guy has, you guys think that’s because he’s drunk. He’s not,” he said during a discussion on Wednesday (July 17), pointing at the convention crowd. “This whole thing is like this. The last time I was in a convention that felt like this was Obama 2008. There’s something happening.”The declaration led one of the other panelists to remark, “You just wrote a headline, by the way.”
That was prefaced by other gushing remarks made by Jones about some of the speeches given during the convention, beginning with his view of Amber Rose after her speech on Monday night (July 16).
“That was probably the most dangerous speech for the Democratic coalition,” Jones said. “That is a young woman of color. She is describing the experience that a lot of people have — feeling that maybe, if you’re around too many liberals, you might get criticized too much or you might not be able to speak your mind, and she spoke to it really well. And she’s way more famous than any of us up here — I’m going to tell you that — way more famous.”
Van Jones would also gush over Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ speech, saying her remarks were “incredibly compelling…extremely powerful.”
The praise would come to a halt after Donald Trump’s speech on Thursday.
“If Biden had given a speech that incoherent, that rambling, that undisciplined, Democrats would’ve hit Biden with a tranquilizer dart and drug him off,” he said. “Trump was boring … undisciplined … he basically was the worst part of his own convention.”
The pattern of praise from Jones left a sour taste in the mouths of many on social media. D.L. Hughley was among those criticizing how much the CNN commentator seemed to be all for the Republicans and pointedly criticized him for thinking the convention had any resemblance to the effect of Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
Below are some of the best responses to Van Jones’ remarks on social media.
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Authorities revealed that the gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump left a message on a gaming platform, which was later found to be a fake.
According to reports, law enforcement officials investigating the assailant who shot at former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally revealed that he left a message on a board on the popular gaming platform, Steam. “July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds,” was the message that investigators found in their search of personal records belonging to Thomas Matthew Crooks.
The investigators also revealed that they found Internet searches for both Trump and President Joe Biden on a phone belonging to Crooks. Specifically, they found searches for the rally in Butler as well as information on the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago as well as images of both men. Authorities also confirmed that Crooks visited the rally site in Butler twice.
But officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation later determined that the Steam message wasn’t attributed to an account that belonged to Crooks, as initially believed. They stress that the investigation is still in its early stages and that they are combing through several other devices that belonged to Crooks. It was confirmed that there was no information found on his phone that could point them to any ideological ties to Trump or Biden as an explanation for his actions. Investigators also didn’t find any ties to domestic or international terror groups.
The 20-year-old was shot and killed after firing six to eight shots at Trump as he was addressing the crowd at the rally held in Butler, Pennsylvania last Saturday (July 13). The former president sustained an injury to his right ear. A firefighter, Corey Comperatore, was killed and two bystanders were injured. Law enforcement officials also confirmed that 20 minutes elapsed between Secret Service snipers first spotting Crooks at his rooftop position and the time that the first shots had been fired.
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Footage of Donald Trump appearing to fall asleep at the Republican National Convention stirred up social media users with some claiming he was praying.On Monday (July 15), the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kicked off with Donald Trump having a moment that went viral for the wrong reasons. Despite the standing ovations and constant attention bestowed upon him in his first public appearance since the attempt on his life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last Saturday (July 13), at one point he appeared to fall asleep.
The moment was captured during MSNBC’s primetime coverage of the convention, helmed by a panel of Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow, Alex Wagner, and Lawrence O’Donnell. Maddow brought attention to Trump, seated in the VIP box with his eyes closed and viewers seeing them both on a split screen. Those who support Trump went on the offensive, claiming that the moment was captured during a moment of prayer being held in the FiServ Forum during that time. In posts on X, formerly Twitter, defenders of Trump actively used the Community Notes feature introduced by owner Elon Musk to add that correction to posts containing the video.
Others, however, publicly disputed that idea, noting the length of time that Trump appeared to be asleep. They also called out how some media outlets had been pushing the narrative of President Joe Biden being too old and too slow to be commander-in-chief. Biden is 81, while Trump is 77. The moment of Trump’s reported nodding off was a sharp contrast to when convention attendees first saw Trump arrive, with his right ear clad in a white bandage as he strode out to the VIP box in the arena.
Trump has had a moment where he was caught napping before. It took place during the election interference “hush money” trial involving adult film star Stormy Daniels in May, with one journalist capturing the moment Trump slept in a thread on X, formerly Twitter.
We’ve collected some of the more popular reactions to Trump’s reported dozing on social media below.
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Jack Black canceled the world tour dates for Tenacious D after his bandmate’s comment on the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Actor and musician Jack Black announced on Monday (July 15) that he was canceling the rest of Tenacious D’s world tour after his bandmate, Kyle Gass made a joke about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The incident took place at the duo’s show in Sydney, Australia on Sunday. Gass was presented with a cake honoring his 64th birthday onstage, and when asked what his wish was, he reportedly said: “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
“I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday. I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form,” Black wrote in a post that was shared on his Instagram account. “After much reflection, I no l longer feel it appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour,” he continued, also saying that the group’s “creative plans are on hold.”
United Party Australia senator Ralph Babet had called for the band to be expelled from the country. “I call on the prime minister Anthony Albanese to join me in denouncing Tenacious D, Jack Black and band member Kyle Gass, and I call on the immigration minister Andrew Giles to revoke their visas and deport them immediately,” Babet said on Tuesday. (July 16) “Anything less than a deportation is an endorsement of the shooting and the attempted assassination of Donald J Trump.”
Gass would offer his apology through Instagram on Monday. “The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake,” he wrote. “I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologise to those I’ve let down and truly regret any pain I’ve caused.”
The situation occurred a day after a would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, aimed and shot at the former president as he was holding a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday evening (July 13), reportedly grazing his ear. After firing six to eight rounds with an AR-15 which killed one bystander and critically wounded two others, the 20-year-old was killed by snipers from the Secret Service.
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Amber Rose delivered a speech on the opening night of the Republican National Convention supporting Donald Trump, and social media users derided her for attending. On Monday (July 15), reality television star and model Amber Rose took the stage at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Rose was greeted by a standing ovation from the crowd. “I’m here tonight to tell you, no matter your political background, that the best chance we have to give our babies a better life is to elect Donald Trump president of the United States,” she began. “I’m no politician and I don’t wanna be, but I do care about the truth, and the truth is that the media has lied to us about Donald Trump,” the model added, claiming she “did her research”. “I know this because for a long time, I believed those lies.”
“I realized Donald Trump and his supporters don’t care if you’re Black, white, gay or straight. It’s all love,” Rose continued. “And that’s when it hit me: These are my people. This is where I belong.”
That line drew another raucous ovation from the gathered crowd of supporters, politicians, and delegates. “The left told me to hate Trump and even worse, to hate the other side — the people who support him. When you cut through the lies, you realize the truth: American families were better when Donald Trump was president. We were safer, wealthier and stronger,” she concluded.
The speech compelled CNN senior political commentator Van Jones to say afterward that the 40-year-old’s remarks represented the “most dangerous speech for the Democratic coalition,” and “the most effective” on the convention’s first night.
“And she’s way more famous than any of us up here — I’m going to tell you that — way more famous. And so to the extent that these guys are trying to bust up our coalition, that was a bunker buster right there,” he added. But many more derided Rose – and Jones – afterward on social media, referencing her past relationship with Ye aka Kanye West as her main claim to fame and also calling out her confrontation with reality show star Joseline Hernandez on BET’s College Hill where the latter flatly stated that Rose “wanted to be a white girl”.
Take a look at some of the more striking reactions to Amber Rose’s RNC speech below.
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