As the U.S. presidential race tightens, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are leaning on celebrity endorsements to rally voters in key battleground states. This weekend, the two candidates will deploy star power in Michigan and Pennsylvania, states that could tip the balance in the upcoming election.
In Detroit, pop icon Lizzo will join Harris on the campaign trail, lending her multi-Grammy award-winning influence to the vice president’s efforts. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the world’s richest man, will publicly back Trump. Musk, a vocal critic of the Biden administration, has become a significant figure in Trump’s campaign since endorsing him in July. He has also contributed approximately $75 million to Trump’s political organization, America PAC.
Harris’ push for votes in Georgia will see her accompanied by R&B star Usher at a get-out-the-vote rally in Atlanta. Both campaigns are making every effort to secure votes in what is expected to be one of the closest races in U.S. history, with polls showing the two candidates neck and neck just weeks before Election Day.
While Harris has assembled a broad coalition of influential figures, including former President Barack Obama and rapper Megan Thee Stallion, to support her since replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, Trump has countered with his own high-profile supporters. Musk, who acquired Twitter (now called X) last year, has increasingly used his platform to criticize Biden and elevate Trump’s campaign.
Both candidates are focusing their efforts on swing states, where early voting has already begun. In the final stretch of the race, Harris has intensified her attacks on Trump’s age and stamina, following reports that the 78-year-old Republican candidate had backed out of several media interviews due to exhaustion. A Trump aide dismissed the reports, calling them “detached from reality.”
With early voting underway in key states like Georgia and North Carolina, Democrats have shown strong turnout so far. More than 12 million ballots have already been cast nationwide, with Democratic voters accounting for about half of the total in states where party registration is available. Republicans, who have historically had an edge on Election Day, are responsible for around a third of early votes cast.
As Election Day approaches, both Harris and Trump are pulling out all the stops, using every resource — including celebrity endorsements — to energize voters and gain the upper hand in critical battleground states.
