On Friday, October 25, Vice President Kamala Harris threw what was meant to be one of her biggest concert rallies to date; at such events, as the name suggests, a famous singer will perform so as to draw in more attendees than would otherwise show up to here Kamala speak. Beyonce was to perform at the Friday rally.
However, in bad news for Kamala, Beyonce didn’t give the fans a performance. Instead, stepping on stage at the Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, Beyonce merely said a few lines and then stalked off stage, leaving the crowd roaring with disappointment. In fact, it loudly booed Kamala as she tried to speak, causing chaos.
The event was, then, a big disappointment for the crowd and a major fly in the ointment for Kamala, who has previously used such concert rallies to drag in many more apparent supporters than would otherwise listen to her. She has, in fact, previously hosted concerts from Megan Thee Stallion, Usher, and similar high-profile artists, giving the impression through those who show up for the free concert that many thousands of people want to hear her speech.
But, that didn’t work this time, as Beyonce didn’t give a concert to the crowd, instead just giving a very short endorsement of Kamala and heading off stage, at which point the booing of Kamala started and many members of the crowd started streaming out of the stadium instead of staying for Kamala’s speech.
Beyonce, speaking to the crowd in what was quite a short stump speech that mainly revolved around abortion access, said, in part, “I’m here as a mother who cares deeply about the world, my children and all of our children.” Continuing, the entertainer added, “A world where we have the freedom to control our bodies.”
As could be expected, rally attendees were unhappy and started booing. Kylie Jane Kremer, commenting on X about that aspect of the incident and alleging that Beyonce was paid millions, wrote, “Imagine paying $10 mil to get booed at your own rally. It is being reported Beyoncé received an estimated $10mil to endorse & perform in Houston, Texas for Kamala Harris. Beyoncé spoke for ONLY 3 minutes & DID NOT perform resulting in chaos of minutes of boos across the arena.” Watch the booing here:
Former President Donald Trump mocked Vice President Harris for the embarrassing Houston rally incident, telling his rally attendees in Michigan, “Beyoncé went up and spoke for a couple of minutes and then left, and the place went crazy. They booed the hell out of everybody. They thought she was going to perform.”
Continuing, the former president added, “What happened was my opponent got up and started speaking, and they booed the hell out of her. It’s crazy. They have to use people to get people to come, and then they send buses. We don’t send buses. Everybody comes. We’re just going to make America great again. It’s very simple.”
Similarly, Paul Syzpula, a pro-Trump X personality, wrote, “Beyoncé fans were tricked into thinking she’d perform at the Kamala rally in Houston, Texas yesterday. She showed up but only gave a speech. Legacy media also lied previously for Kamala by saying Beyoncé would perform at the DNC. That’s how they got “supporters” to show up.”
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