Donald Trump and Kamala Harris were both in Texas on Friday October 25. There will be no suspense over the result of the vote in this conservative state, but rather, for the two American presidential candidates, it is a question of hammering home their favorite themes: immigration for Donald Trump and defense of the right to abortion for Kamala Harris. The Democratic candidate has significant support, that of the superstar Beyoncé.
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With our correspondent in Miami, David Thomson
Beyoncé’s appearance on stage at a stadium in her native Houston electrified the 22,000 people in attendance. But Beyoncé didn’t come to sing. The pop and ‘n’b diva called on America to sing a new song, that of Kamala Harris whom she officially supports to become the first woman president of the UNITED STATES : “ I’m not here as a celebrity. I am not here as a politician. I am here as a mother. A mother who cares deeply about the fate of the world in which my children and all our children live. A world in which we have the freedom to control our bodies. »
The global pop star, who gave the campaign its official anthem with his song Freedom [« Liberté », en français NDLR]gave a short speech to denounce attacks on women’s rights and in particular their right to abortion in around twenty American states, including her native Texas. “ Imagine our daughters growing up, seeing what is possible, without ceilings, without limits. Imagine our grandmothers. Imagine how they feel right now, those who lived to see this historic day “, she said.
Queen B addressed “ all the men and women in this room watching us across the country. […] We need you “.
Beyoncé was on stage alongside Kamala Harris for a glitter meeting dedicated to the restoration of the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion). A pivotal theme of his campaign in Texas, a state symbol of repression against abortion: “ More than 20 states have a Trump ban on abortion. One in three American women live in a state with a Trump ban on abortion, as Texas does. »
A little earlier, Donald Trump was also in Texas to hammer home his favorite campaign theme, immigration, and to mock his rival: “ Kamala is in Texas to show off with woke celebrities. But she will not meet any of the victims of crimes committed by migrants. »
In 2022, the American Supreme Court put an end to for federal protection of the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy and Donald Trump regularly congratulates himself on being at the origin of this decision through his appointments of conservative judges when he was president.
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