Lizzo Vows ‘The Whole Country Will Be Like Detroit’ if Kamala Harris Becomes President

Rapper Lizzo vowed the country would mirror Detroit if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected on Nov. 5 during a Saturday rally in the city.

The Detroit native made the comments a week after former President Donald Trump made similar remarks from the city, although his comments were not intended to be endearing.

“Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president,” Trump said on Oct. 10. “You’re going to have a mess on your hands.”

Both Harris and Trump were campaigning in the crucial battleground state of Michigan on Saturday when Harris enlisted Lizzo to speak on her behalf.

“I’m so proud to be from this city,” Lizzo said. “You know, they say if Kamala Harris wins, then the whole country will be like Detroit, okay? Proud like Detroit. Resilient like Detroit. We’re talking about the same Detorit that innovated the auto industry and the music industry, so put some respect on Detroit’s name, okay!?”

Lizzo said she voted early Saturday for the vice president.

The “About Damn Time” artist warmed up the crowd, which later welcomed Harris with enthusiasm. The Associated Press reported:

Heaps of praise for the Motor City came after Trump, the former president, insulted it during a recent campaign stop. And Harris continued the theme, saying of her campaign, “Like the people of Detroit, we have grit, we have excellence, we have history.”

Arms wide open as she took the stage, Harris let the crowd see she was wearing under her blazer a “Detroit vs. Everybody” T-shirt that the owner of the business that produces them gave her during a previous stop in the city earlier in the week. She also moved around the stage during her speech with a hand-held mic, not using a teleprompter.

More than 1 million Michigan residents have already voted by mail in the Nov. 5 election, and Harris predicted that Detroit turnout for early voting would be strong.

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