Celebrity endorsements of Harris and Trump are ramping up less than a week before Election Day.
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Celebrities have weighed in on the 2024 presidential race in a variety of ways, with some of the biggest names in sports and Hollywood hoping their backing can move the needle this November.Key Facts
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who has criticized Trump and campaigned for Democratic presidential candidates in the past, endorsed Harris and said “the choice is clear” to him when he thinks about his children and family and “how they will grow up.”
“Avengers” cast members Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Danai Gurira and Paul Bettany teamed up for a video endorsement of Harris, with Ruffalo urging voters in a follow-up tweet to “not sit this one out.”
Singer Madonna said on Instagram she flew home from a trip to Paris to cast her vote for Harris.
YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul, 27, released an 18-minute video Thursday to express his support for Trump and encourage voters to base their research « in the truth, not just reckless propaganda or your favorite pop star telling you to vote a certain way. » Paul said in the video he gave up his right to vote when he moved to Puerto Rico in pursuit of his boxing career.
Rapper Cardi B—who in June said she would « never turn Republican » despite criticisms of Joe Biden—is set to give a speech during a Harris campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday that will also be attended by GloRilla, The Isley Brothers, Flo Milli, MC Lyte and DJ Gemini Gilly.
Reggaeton singer Nicky Jam—who took the stage at a Trump rally in September where the former president misgendered him in an introduction in which he said “She’s hot!”—on Wednesday renounced his support, making him the latest in a series of Puerto Rican artists to speak against Trump after a comedian at a rally called the territory an « island of garbage.”
Jam said in an Instagram video he’d supported Trump because he thought his economic plans would benefit Latinos, but that « Puerto Rico deserves respect » and he would no longer support the Republican.
Body builder, actor, billionaire and former Republican governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Kamala Harris in a social media post Wednesday in which he disparaged both parties and said, « I hate politics more than ever. »
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever walk on the moon, endorsed Donald Trump for president while praising his support of space exploration while in office, including the creation of the Space Force as a military branch of the U.S. armed forces focused on protecting American interests in space.
Brett Farve, the former NFL quarterback embroiled in a $77 million Mississippi welfare scandal, will campaign for Trump in the swing state of Wisconsin on Wednesday (Favre has denied all wrongdoing in the welfare scandal and hasn’t faced charges).
Musician Don Omar, the « King of Reggaeton », said he would be supporting Harris because he believes her administration would be « one that uplifts, empowers and prioritizes dignity for all.
