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The newly energetic Democratic party –thanks to VP Kamala Harris officially cementing her bid for president– was officially displayed at her first presidential rally.
The Harris campaign held the momentous event at Atlanta’s Georgia State University and immediately focused on what her presidency would do for the American people, such as addressing price gauging, straddling inflation, and generally easing up everyday costs for Americans.
“We will take on corporate landlords and cap unfair rent increases,” Harris said. “We will take on big pharma to cap prescription drug costs for all Americans.”
Above all, she knows her biggest battle is getting over the hill, which is Donald Trump, and she made sure to address the ex-president as pointedly as possible while posing a debate he’s been dodging.
“Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider, to meet me on the debate stage,” Harris said. “Because, as the saying goes, if you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.”
Aside from her own rallying speech, she brought through some hometown heroes that will hopefully grab the vote –or at least the ear– of the younger generation with Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion.
The Migos member took to the stage to speak on gun violence throughout America, an issue that plagued his own family since his group member TakeOff was killed two years ago by a stray bullet in Houston.
“One of these issues that I care about is resolving the gun violence issues,” Quavo told the crowd in the video below. “You can’t understand the struggle of gun violence if you not in the field or in the heart of it. So, one thing I learned from working with Vice President Harris is she always stand on business. From inviting me to the White House last year to discuss these solutions, to passing the biggest gun safety laws today.”
The two have spoken on the issue before, with VP Harris participating in a fireside chat at the Atlanta rappers’ Rocket Foundation Summit earlier this year.
Meanwhile, Meg took a break from her Hot Girl Summer Tour to perform a few songs for the crowd while donning her best presidential ensemble: a cropped button-up and suit jacket. In between performing, she preached that the hottie collective needed to put their total weight behind Harris’ push to win the election.
“I want to start off by saying: Hotties for Harris,” Meg told the crowd. ” We about to make history with the first female president, the first Black female president.”
Social media is having a mixed reaction to the inaugural campaign stop. See the reactions below.
