As we get closer to the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, more and more high-profile names in Hollywood and the entertainment world are offering their support for either Democratic candidate U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris or the Republican former president Donald Trump, hoping to encourage their supporters to vote for their respective choice.
Minutes after Tuesday night's debate between Harris and Trump, global superstar Taylor Swift formally endorsed the vice-president in a post on Instagram, calling Harris "a steady-handed, gifted leader," then adding a link to a voter registration website.
While the "Fortnight" star is arguably the biggest artist in the world, plenty of celebrities have announced who they hope will win this November's election. Here's a look at which celebrities have endorsed either Harris or Trump.
Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney endorsed Harris just days after U.S. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. Widely considered one of the most powerful fundraisers within the Democratic party, Clooney's July op-ed in the New York Times that called on Biden to step down was seen as a watershed moment in the movement to push the president to end his campaign.
Worth more than US$250 billion, Elon Musk is the world's richest man. He formally endorsed the GOP candidate 30 minutes after Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in July.
President Donald Trump, right, talks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci/AP File)
Since purchasing Twitter in October 2022, later renaming the social media platform X, Musk has amplified the voices of right-wing figures and railed against Biden and other left-wing politicians. In August, Musk hosted Trump for a live interview on X.
Just hours after Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris, British pop singer Charli XCX posted on X that "Kamala IS brat," a reference to the artist's "Brat" album and the viral meme, "brat summer." Harris and her campaign responded by embracing the endorsement, changing their website's colours to Charli XCX's signature green.
If you don't understand what "brat" is, read this explainer on the topic and Charli XCX's impact on Gen Z voters.
Kid Rock has been a vocal supporter of the Republican party for years, endorsing former president George W. Bush and 2012 GOP candidate Mitt Romney. Since Trump was elected in 2016, the Detroit, Mich. native, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, has been one of his loudest advocates and is frequently seen with him at rallies and events. At the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC), Kid Rock performed his song "American Bad Ass."
That's Jason Bourne! No wait, that's Matt Damon! The movie star has supported other Democrats in the past, and in January 2019 said he thinks Harris "is absolutely brilliant" and that he would love to see her be president in the future.
Last week, Bloomberg reported both Damon and Lin-Manuel Miranda would headline a New York City fundraiser in support of Harris on Sept. 18, with tickets listed at US$25,000.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has hosted Trump at several UFC pay-per-view events and has appeared alongside him on numerous occasions. However, their relationship formed long before Trump entered politics: when White's fighting organization couldn't find venues for its matches, the real estate mogul offered his "Trump Taj Mahal" casino and hotel in Atlantic City, N.J.
Since then, White has endorsed Trump all three times he's ran for president and introduced him before his speech at the RNC last July.
Two-time Oscar winner and longtime Democratic supporter Robert De Niro affirmed his support for Harris shortly after Biden said he would not seek a second term.
Robert De Niro arrives at the Big Screen Achievement Awards during CinemaCon in Las Vegas, April 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
"In an act of shrewd politics and selfless patriotism, Joe Biden is stepping aside to clear the path for another Democrat to become president … because there is nothing more important for our country than defeating Donald Trump at the ballot box," De Niro told The Hollywood Reporter.
Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, has been involved in plenty of surprising moments, including Bash at the Beach in 1996 when he betrayed "The Macho Man" Randy Savage and joined Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in the New World Order (nWo).
But what may have been most surprising was his appearance at this year's RNC when Hogan endorsed Trump, performing his signature T-shirt rip in the process.
"As an entertainer, I try to stay out of politics," said Hogan, who wore a red bandanna with a pair of dark sunglasses propped above his head. "But after everything that's happened to our country over the past four years, and everything that happened last weekend, I can no longer stay silent."
Hogan says it was seeing Trump raise his fist in the air after the assassination attempt that made him think "(Trump) is what America needs."
In the days after Biden suspended his 2024 campaign and Harris announced the beginning of hers, an avalanche of celebrity endorsements for the vice-president became public. One of those was pop star and actress Olivia Rodrigo, who posted a video on her Instagram account of Harris criticizing Trump's stance on abortion, with Rodrigo putting the praise hands emoji on top of the clip.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, who labels himself as a libertarian, said voting for Trump in 2024 is a "no-brainer." The Boston native, who is a frequent guest on Fox News, said he was "very pro-Trump" in 2016 because he felt he would "break politics," but also said that the former president was "wildly divisive."
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