vice president Kamala Harris is leaning on Beyonce for his presidential campaign.
Harris made a memorable entrance during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on Monday night, walking to the empowering beat of Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.”
The track is from Beyoncé’s 2016 album, Lemonadeand features the powerful lyrics, “Imma keep running ’cause a winner don’t give in to himself.” The GRAMMY-nominated song became an anthem for Black Lives Matter marches following the death of George Floyd — who was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest in 2020.
A source close to Harris said CNN that the vice president’s team got approval from Beyoncé’s representatives to use the song during her presidential campaign.
Adding to the momentum, Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles publicly supported Harris on Sunday, shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing Harris as the Democratic nominee. Knowles shared a photo of herself with Harris on Instagram and praised Biden’s leadership while expressing her support for Harris. “Fresh, young, sharp energy!!!!” she wrote. “Personal ego, power, and fame aside. That’s the definition of a great leader. Thank you President Biden for your service and leadership. Let’s go, Vice President Kamala Harris for President. Let’s go.”
Beyoncé has a notable history of supporting Democratic candidates. In 2013, she sang the national anthem at President Barack Obama’s inauguration. And in 2016, Beyoncé and her husband, JAY-Z, headlined a pre-election concert for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, where her backup dancers wore blue pantsuits as a tribute to the woman who was aiming to become the first female president.
“I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country and knowing that her possibilities are limitless,” Beyoncé said at the time. “And that’s why I’m standing by her.”
Although Clinton lost to Donald Trump, who is running this year as the Republican presidential nominee, Beyoncé supported the Biden-Harris ticket in 2020, using her Instagram platform to encourage her followers to vote.
Harris said on Sunday that she intends to “win and win” the democratic presidential nomination after Biden endorsed it as the Democratic presidential candidate.
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement, and I fully intend to win and win this nomination,” she said in a statement. “Over the past year, I have traveled the country, speaking to Americans about the clear choice in this important election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.”
Harris also praised the president for his career in public service, saying his “remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many two-term presidents.”
“With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has always done throughout his life of service: putting the American people and our country above all else,” she added.
Harris served as a senator from California before being elected vice president, becoming the first woman, the first Black American and the first South Asian American to hold the office.
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