LeBron James facing fan backlash for ‘stitched together’ endorsement of Kamala Harris
LeBron James is accused of sharing a misleading video about Donald Trump and Republicans after endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
The NBA legend announced Thursday that he is supporting Harris and the Democrats in next week’s election after posting a clip in which several members of Trump’s party appear to use offensive and violent rhetoric.
He captioned the post: “What are we even talking about here? When I think about my children and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS!!!’
The video shared by LeBron shows comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who was invited to speak at a recent Trump rally, making a racist comment about him and a black friend “cutting watermelons together,” as well as Trump declaring in an old interview that ‘may be hate speech’. is what we need’.
It also features aggressive sound bites from the Republican leader, played over footage of civil rights protests and violations spanning decades.
LeBron James has been criticized on social media for his support of Kamala Harris
However, LeBron is now facing a backlash for his endorsement of Harris and his attack on Trump, which fans claim are “stitched together.”
One user posted in the comments section: ‘From your biggest fan, mashing together a bunch of unrelated sound bites into these racially charged videos is sad propaganda and embarrassing work. You should be ashamed. There is so much real content you could have posted to get your message across that you didn’t have to make this story up. I’m embarrassed that my goat posted this.
Another commented: “King, these have all been taken out of context.”
“No, this isn’t it,” a third replied to James. “Taking speeches out of context and juxtaposing them with racist historical events is a classic Democratic move.”
‘Those clips in the beginning are literally stitched together. If you can’t see that you’re blind,” said a fourth.
Another concluded: ‘This is the most propaganda post I have ever seen.’
While one simply wrote: ‘Undoubtedly the king of basketball, but the man doesn’t understand politics.’
LeBron, the latest celebrity to endorse Harris before the election, has campaigned for Democrats in the past and publicly spoken out against former President Trump.
LeBron shared a video condemning Donald Trump and Republicans for encouraging ‘hate’
The NBA legend called on his followers to vote for Harris in next week’s presidential election
In 2008, the Los Angeles Lakers club hosted a Jay-Z concert in support of Barack Obama’s run for the White House. He later campaigned for Hillary Clinton during her 2016 battle with Trump.
A year later, James called out Trump on social media. It came after Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry said he would skip the NBA champions’ traditional visit to the White House, prompting Trump to “withdraw” the invitation.
“Uh,” LeBron wrote. ‘@StephenCurry30 already said he’s not going! So it’s not an invitation. Going to the White House was a great honor until you showed up!’
In 2020, James helped form a group to combat voter disenfranchisement in predominantly Black communities ahead of the election between Trump and Joe Biden.
Two years earlier, James’ activism on racial justice issues — and his criticism of Trump — prompted white Fox News commentator Laura Ingraham in 2018 to tell him and fellow NBA star Kevin Durant to “shut up and dribble’.