Lizzo sparks uproar with promise about what America will look like if Kamala Harris wins: ‘That’s an ad for Trump’
Pop star Lizzo has caused a stir after promising America would look like Detroit if Kamala Harris is elected to the White House.
The 36-year-old singer, who hails from the Motor City, made an appearance next to the Democratic presidential candidate at Western International High School in the city.
The star, real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, said: ‘I’m so proud to be from this city. You know they say if Kamala wins, the whole country will be like Detroit.
‘Proud as Detroit, resilient as Detroit. The same Detroit that innovated the auto industry and the music industry. Show some respect for Detroit’s name.’
Her comments have since appeared on social media after users pointed out that the city has been in a state of disrepair and disrepair for decades.
The 36-year-old singer, who hails from the Motor City, appeared alongside the Democratic presidential candidate at the city’s Western International High School
Her comments have since appeared on social media after users pointed out that the city has been in a state of disrepair and disrepair for decades.
One person wrote: ‘Regardless of Lizzo’s strenuous efforts to keep it going, the one thing that will resonate in people’s subconscious is: “Kamala will turn America into an impoverished, dilapidated and unsafe Detroit.”
Another added, “If Kamala is elected, the whole country will look like Detroit. A decimated car industry. A top ten city in crime statistics.’
Another commented, “So Lizzo just told us the whole country will go to hell like Detroit if we vote for Kamala!”
After the clip was widely shared on X, another said: “That was a Trump endorsement if I ever had one. Lol.’
The singer burst into her song “About Damn Time” at the event after those gathered at the gathering shouted that they couldn’t hear her.
She appeared alongside the vice president to host an event calling on people in Michigan to get out and vote as the first day of early voting began in the city.
Harris urged her supporters to do everything they can to win on Election Day, November 5.
She said, “And I think what we all know is that on Election Day, we don’t want to regret what we could have done over the next 17 days and on November 5.”
Speaking to reporters, she added: “Donald Trump has proven himself to be increasingly unstable and unfit and he is trying to lead us backwards.”
Harris urged her supporters to do everything they can to win on Election Day during her appearance in Motor City
Just over a decade ago, the city filed for federal bankruptcy protection after a years-long financial crisis. The image above is from 2019
Detroit had about 1.8 million residents in the 1950s, but that number shrank as tens of thousands of white residents fled to the suburbs, followed years later by the black middle class.
These hardships extended into the 21st century as the auto industry shrank and jobs dried up.
Just over a decade ago, the city filed for federal bankruptcy protection after a years-long financial crisis.
With debts of more than $18 billion, the city could no longer pay its bills and provide basic services to its residents.
This caused thousands of people to flock elsewhere, and the city suffered unprecedented population decline. By the end of 2012, the number dropped to about 685,000.
However, in recent years the country has slowly started to revitalize itself, with jobs becoming more readily available and real estate prices rising.
The city invested money in infrastructure and construction projects, including the famed Michigan Central Station, which reopened in July after three decades of vacancy.
It was considered one of the most violent cities in America, but crime rates are slowly turning around.
The city ended 2023 with 252 homicides, the fewest since 1966, and a 16 percent decline in nonfatal shootings, according to Detroit police.