Vice President Kamala Harris released her first video promoting her presidential bid on Thursday, just days after President Biden dropped out of the race and she had garnered enough support to become the presumptive presidential nominee.
The video is titled “We Choose Freedom” and features Beyoncé’s song “Freedom,” which is also used as Harris’ song during events.
While Beyoncé has yet to officially endorse the vice president, a source has confirmed that Beyoncé’s team has given the campaign permission to use the song.
The video will also be narrated by the Vice President himself and will be promoted across the campaign’s social media platforms.
In it, Harris lays out her priorities as her campaign works to reintroduce Harris to the American people as the Democratic presidential nominee, and she also delivers a scathing attack on former President Donald Trump.
What is striking is that in the twenty-minute video, there is no reference to President Biden or any footage of them together.
Kamala Harris’ campaign team released her first video, titled “We Choose Freedom.” The video features narration by the vice president and features Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.”
“In this election, we’re all faced with a question,” Harris says in the video. “What kind of country do we want to live in?”
“There are people who think we should be a country of chaos, fear and hate, but we, we choose something different. We choose freedom,” she continues.
The video opens with footage of an American flag and Harris supporters waving “Kamala” signs at her rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday, before cutting to ominous footage of Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance.
Later in the video, Harris calls for a future where “no one is above the law.”
At that point, a photo of Trump’s arrest warrant in Georgia for his election interference case is shown, as well as headlines from when Trump was indicted in New York and found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying corporate records.
An image of Donald Trump from Kamala Harris’ first campaign video, in which she calls for a future where “no one is above the law.” Although the video features ominous images of the former president, Harris does not name her political opponent
Another image from Harris’ video, which features multiple headlines from the time Trump was indicted and found guilty of falsifying corporate records
Harris has taken on Trump in her speeches. At her first rally, she praised prosecuting predators and said Trump is one. She talked about going after fraudsters and criticized Trump for being guilty of fraud.
Although the new video features images of Trump, it does not mention the Republican presidential candidate by name. Aside from the pointed dialogue, it is a more optimistic introduction to the Democratic candidate.
The video is based largely on footage of Harris supporters holding signs and cheering at Harris’ first campaign rally with voters as a presidential candidate.
The Milwaukee event was attended by 3,000 people in the key swing state, including pride flags, families, construction workers and doctors.
An image of Vice President Harris from her campaign video, “We Choose Freedom”
In the video, Harris talks about reproductive freedom. Abortion has been a major issue for the vice president on the campaign trail since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade
“The freedom to not just survive, but to thrive. The freedom to be safe from gun violence. The freedom to make decisions about your own body,” Harris says.
She calls for a future ‘where no child lives in poverty’ and ‘where we can all afford health care.’
It ends with Harris’ battle cry, which she uses enthusiastically throughout her campaign.
“We believe in the promise of America, and we’re willing to fight for it,” she says. “Because when we fight, we win.”