Donald Trump dismisses Beyoncé's support of Kamala Harris at US Election campaign: 'There were no songs'
Donald Trump was unimpressed with the celebrity turnout in support of Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign. He picked out to diss Beyonce.
Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris gained significant backing from Hollywood stars. Be it Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, or Rihanna, many A-listers endorsed Harris in the months leading up to the presidential race. Now Donald Trump has hit out at celebrities endorsing Harris. According to Billboard, Trump mocked Beyoncé's support in particular, claiming that she was paid to be there at the rally. (Also read: Beyoncé channels Pamela Anderson, urges fans to vote in US elections new music video for Cowboy Carter. Watch)
What Trump said about Beyoncé
During his rally in Pittsburgh, Trump said to voters, “Everyone’s expecting a couple of songs, and there were no songs. There was no happiness. It’s just like, ‘give me my check. I want to get out of her.”
He addressed the lack of celebrity turnout in his favour and added, “Just to bring it back into seriousness, we don’t need a star because we have policy.”
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Beyoncé released a new music video for ‘Bodyguard’ on US presidential election day, in which she urged fans to vote.
She had spoken during a campaign rally for Democrat presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Houston last month. The singer stressed on the rights of women and said in her speech."
We are at the precipice of an incredible shift, the brink of history. I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother. A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in," she said.
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