LeBron James speaks out on Donald Trump election win after controversial Kamala Harris endorsement
LeBron James has sent an emotional message to his daughter Zhuri Nova following Donald Trump’s election victory over Kamala Harris.
Trump has been re-elected president after beating Harris in Tuesday night’s polls, with the 78-year-old currently on course to win all seven key swing states.
His return to office marks one of the most astonishing political comebacks in history, four years after the riots that followed his defeat by Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Nevertheless, Harris was unable to defeat him in the vote on Tuesday, despite the support of several high-profile figures, including LeBron.
In the run-up to the election, the basketball legend suffered major backlash when he endorsed the Democratic candidate by sharing a controversial anti-Trump video.
LeBron James has reacted to Donald Trump’s re-election as US president this week
And after the Republicans’ victory, LeBron took to Instagram to send a message to 10-year-old daughter Zhuri Nova.
“HEAVY ON MY HEART AND MIND, THIS IS MY PRINCESS,” he wrote alongside a photo of him holding his young girl.
“Promise I’ll protect you with everything I have and more!! WE DON’T NEED THEIR HELP!’
The topic of abortion proved to be a major talking point in the election, with Trump facing criticism for his previous claim that he had “killed” Roe vs. Wade – a Supreme Court ruling that protected the right to abortion.
Still, the controversy surrounding his position on abortion rights was not enough to make the majority of voters ultimately side with Harris.
LeBron urged people to vote for Democrats last week after posting a clip that appeared to show several members of Trump’s party using 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 featured comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who was invited to speak at a recent Trump rally, making a racist comment about how he and a black friend were “cutting watermelons together,” as well as Trump declaring in an old interview that ‘may be hate speech’. is what we need’.
The NBA icon had called on his Instagram followers to vote for Harris in the presidential election
LeBron was criticized for sharing an anti-Trump clip that fans claimed used footage out of context
It also featured aggressive sound bites from the president-elect, played over footage of civil rights protests and violations spanning decades.
LeBron was quickly criticized for his support of Harris and his attack on Trump, which fans claimed was “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.”