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Chappell Roan Issues Video Statement Defending Not Endorsing a Presidential Candidate, Reiterates There Are ‘Problems on Both Sides’
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic After controversy erupted over the weekend about an interview in which Chappell Roan said she would not be taking a side in the 2024 presidential election, the pop star doubled down on her nonpartisan stance in a video statement Tuesday night, declaring she “will stand up for what’s right and what I believe in” — even if that involves declining to favor a candidate.
In the two-and-a-half-minute statement, posted on TikTok, Roan says the social-media tempest over her refusal to endorse Kamala Harris — or any other candidate — misses the “nuance” expressed in her recently published interview with the Guardian, in which she said she could not take a stand on the election because of “problems on both sides.” In response to the brouhaha over that, Roan says: “I’m sorry that you fell for the clickbait.” In that controversial article, Roan had indicated that she believes citizens should vote more on the basis of what is happening in their local communities than on national issues, saying: “I have so many issues with our government in every way.
There are so many things that I would want to change, so I don’t feel pressured to endorse someone. There is problems on both sides, and I encourage people to use your critical thinking skills.
Use your vote. Vote small. Vote for what’s going on in your city.” Roan also repeated what she said in the Guardian interview about trans rights being at the forefront of her concerns in this election, although she does not specify if she believes those issues are among those that will best be resolved at the local government level.
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