Katy Perry turns on pal Elon Musk hours before election day
Katy Perry has turned against her boyfriend Elon Musk just hours before election day in the US, which falls on Tuesday.
The 40-year-old pop singer shared Monday that she has agreed to perform at Kamala Harris’ rally in Pennsylvania, even as Elon Harris’ rival strongly supports Donald Trump.
Perry also shared a video on Instagram with Harris in which she called the politician a “KatyCat.”
Also at the Monday meeting will be Oprah, Lady Gaga, Jazmine Sullivan and the Roots. Pennsylvania is a swing state, so it’s important that Kamala has a show of star power the day before the election.
Perry is no stranger to supporting politicians: In 2016, she sang Roar at the Democratic National Convention and performed Firework at Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Katy Perry has turned against her boyfriend Elon Musk just hours before election day, which falls on Tuesday. Seen at the end of September
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks during a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27
Katy’s friend Musk strongly supports Trump.
But he is accused of sharing misleading claims about the election on his social media platform, which have received billions of views, according to investigative analysis by a nonprofit that tracks disinformation.
Musk, who endorsed former President Donald Trump in July, is the billionaire X owner of Tesla and SpaceX.
He has donated more than $118 million to a pro-Trump super PAC.
Last week, CNN took issue with Musk’s claim that undocumented immigrants are voting in large numbers for the Democrats in the US elections.
Musk has used
It’s an extreme right-wing conspiracy theory.
The 2024 US presidential election was particularly volatile.
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate with Republican presidential candidate Trump in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September
On Monday, Perry shared this video with Harris calling her a KatyCat
AP has reported that security for Election Day on Tuesday is being stepped up to unprecedented levels amid concerns about possible civil unrest, election fraud or violence against election workers.
The states of Oregon, Washington and Nevada have activated the National Guard, the FBI has set up a command post to monitor threats, and security has been increased at many of the nation’s nearly 100,000 polling places.
Nineteen states — including key election battleground states Arizona, Michigan and Nevada — have passed laws to improve election security since 2020, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the JS Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 4
With Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump deadlocked at the height of the race, authorities want to reassure nervous Americans that their votes are safe. But they also strengthen the physical security of election operations across the country.
Runbeck Election Services, which provides security technology for election operations, confirmed to AFP on Monday that it has ordered about 1,000 panic buttons for customers including election facilities and their employees.
Worn as a lanyard or kept in a pocket, these small devices pair with a user’s cell phone and contact law enforcement or other authorities in the event of an emergency.
Officials in the seven most closely watched swing states are eager to express confidence in a safe and fair election.
“Here in Georgia it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat. Our systems are secure and our people are ready,” Georgian Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters on Monday.
Fringe activists could add some “extra drama” to the proceedings, he said.