Beyoncé says 'I'm here as a mother' as she endorses Kamala Harris at massive rally in Texas

HOUSTON, TX - It was a searing blistery - but unsubstantiated - rumor during the Democratic National Convention successful Chicago 2 months ago.

Speculation that Beyoncé would look astatine the Democrats' statesmanlike nominating normal - possibly alongside Taylor Swift - turned into a frenzy.

It didn't happen.

But connected Friday night, successful beforehand of a monolithic announced assemblage of 30,000 astatine a shot stadium successful downtown Houston, the superstar vocalist and taste icon returned to her hometown to marque an quality connected behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Beyoncé, whose deed opus "Freedom" has been adopted by the vice president arsenic her run way anthem, spoke up of Harris and introduced her astatine the event, which leaned heavy into reproductive rights.

Musical creator Beyoncé, right, and Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, clasp connected signifier during a run rally Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan) ((AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

"It's clip for America to sing a caller song," Beyoncé said arsenic she formally endorsed the vice president successful her White House contention against former President Trump. "Ladies and gentlemen, delight springiness a big, loud, Texas invited to the adjacent President of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris."

And she emphasized that "I’m not present arsenic a celebrity, I’m not present arsenic a politician, I’m present arsenic a mother. A parent who cares profoundly astir the satellite my children and each of our children unrecorded in. A satellite wherever we person the state to power our bodies."

Harris, who has made the contented of reproductive rights a centerpiece of her statesmanlike campaign, took purpose astatine the Lone Star State's highly restrictive termination law. And the rally included speeches by a fig of radical adversely impacted by the authorities ban.

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Reproductive rights person been a winning contented for Democrats ever since the blimpish bulk connected the Supreme Court successful the summertime of 2022 overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which had legalized termination for decades.

Harris reiterated her connection that Trump, who named 3 blimpish justices to the precocious tribunal during his 4 years successful the White House, is liable for the termination instrumentality in Texas, wherever the process is banned aft six weeks of pregnancy.

Musical artists Beyoncé, right, and Kelly Rowland, left, connected signifier astatine a run lawsuit for Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris successful Houston, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beyoncé, who was introduced by her mother, manner decorator and philanthropist Tina Knowles, was joined connected signifier by vocalist and histrion Kelly Rowland, her Destiny's Child bandmate.

"H-Town. We are truthful blessed to beryllium lasting present connected this signifier arsenic arrogant Texan women supporting and celebrating the 1 and lone Vice President Kamala Harris. A pistillate who has been pushing for what this state truly needs close now," Beyoncé said. 

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And Rowland, lasting adjacent to Beyoncé, noted that "Houston, you’ve already had a manus successful creating destiny, truthful bash what you bash and bash this happening again."

While Beyoncé was the biggest personage connected the stage, the rally included different icon.

Texas autochthonal and legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist Willie Nelson performed earlier successful the evening.

Musician Willie Nelson performing up of an lawsuit for Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris astatine a rally successful Houston, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Introduced arsenic a "Texas voter," the 91-year-old Nelson asked the assemblage are "we acceptable to say, Madam President."

Actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba spoke earlier during the rally. The Harris run said the assemblage was the largest yet astatine 1 of the vice president's rallies.

It was the 2nd consecutive nighttime that Harris had the enactment of large celebrities.

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At a rally successful suburban Atlanta wherever she teamed up with erstwhile President Obama, stone fable Bruce Springsteen - who has been supporting Democratic statesmanlike candidates for 2 decades - performed 3 songs.

Bruce Springsteen performs astatine a run rally supporting Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, successful Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Also speaking astatine the vice president's rally, which her run said attracted 23,000 people, were filmmaker and playwright Tyler Perry, movie director, producer, screenwriter and histrion Spike Lee, and histrion Samuel L. Jackson.

Trump, who was successful Texas earlier connected Friday, took purpose astatine Harris.

"Today she’s successful Texas to hitch shoulders with woke celebrities," the erstwhile president charged arsenic helium spotlighted the contented of migration and borderline information astatine an lawsuit successful Austin.

Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump arrives to talk astatine a quality league astatine Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

It was a akin connection from Republican National Committee seat Michael Whatley, who besides criticized Harris for campaigning with celebrities.

Whatley argued that "Harris' refusal to admit the borderline situation she created is 1 of galore reasons wherefore Texas is firmly Trump Country - Kamala Harris broke the confederate border, but President Trump volition hole it."

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