Beyoncé expected to join Kamala Harris at rally as veep tries to make closing pitch to voters

nypost.com:

Beyoncé is expected to appear Friday in her hometown of Houston at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to three people familiar with the matter.Harris’ presidential campaign has taken on Beyonce’s 2016 track “Freedom” as its anthem, and the singer’s planned appearance brings a high-level of star power to what has become a key theme of the Democratic nominee’s bid: freedom.Harris headed to the reliably Republican state just 10 days before Election Day in an effort to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care, which Democrats see as a make-or-break issue this year.The three people were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Harris campaign did not immediately comment.Beyoncé‘s appearance was expected to draw even more attention to the event — and to Harris’ closing message.Harris’ Houston trip is set to feature women who have been affected by Texas’ restrictive abortion laws, which took effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

Wade in 2022. She has campaigned in other states with restrictive abortion laws, including Georgia, among the seven most closely contested states.Harris has centered her campaign around the idea that Trump is a threat to American freedoms, from reproductive and LGBTQ rights to the freedom to be safe from gun violence.Beyonce gave Harris permission early in her campaign to use “Freedom,” a soulful track from her 2016 landmark album “Lemonade,” in her debut ad.

Harris has used its thumping chorus as a walk-out song at rallies ever since.Beyoncé’s alignment with Harris isn’t the first time that the Grammy winner has aligned with a Democratic politician.