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States — Pop star Lizzo appeared at a rally Saturday in her childhood hometown of Detroit to stump for Kamala Harris, encouraging early voting in the battleground state of Michigan that is crucial to the ever-tightening US presidential race.
The Grammy-winning artist called voting not a “love letter” but a “chess move” and said the Democratic vice president was the best option in the race against Republican Donald Trump, who was also set to tap star power in bringing out billionaire tech bro Elon Musk in Pennsylvania later Saturday.
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Wearing a suffragette-white pantsuit as she addressed the crowd in Motor City, the artist Lizzo emphasized that “whether you’re a Democrat or Republican or neither, you deserve a president who listens when you speak.”
“You deserve a president who respects when you protest. You deserve a president who understands that their job is to be a public servant. And Kamala Harris has dedicated her entire career to public service,” the singer said.
Lizzo also drew cheers when urging listeners that America was more than ready for its first woman president, dropping a reference to her own hit song: “It’s about damn time!”
In brief remarks that followed, Harris cast herself as a leader for the people in contrast to her opponent, whose brash persona she dubbed “self-consuming.
