Beyoncé introduces Kamala Harris and says 'I'm here as a mother' at Texas rally as VP tries to reverse poll slump

Beyoncé took nan shape to rally support for Kamala Harris on Friday nighttime astatine a monolithic rally successful Texas arsenic nan title for nan White House is simply a dormant heat.

'We are truthful happy to beryllium opinionated present connected this shape arsenic proud state Texas women supporting and celebrating nan 1 and only Vice President Kamala Harris,' she said. 

 She said they are connected nan precipice of an unthinkable displacement and brink of history.

Beyoncé said she was not location arsenic a personage but arsenic a mother who cares profoundly astir nan world her children and each children unrecorded in.

'Imagine our daughters increasing up, seeing what's imaginable pinch nary ceilings, nary limitations,' she said.

She said they are portion of thing bigger and must vote. 

'It's clip to singing a caller song,' she said.  

Beyoncé was not nan only personage to return nan shape successful Texas. Actress and business female Jessica Alba besides said and euphony fable Willie Nelson performed. 

She was besides joined connected shape by chap former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland who said first. 

'We are grabbing backmost nan pen,' Rowland said. She revealed she voted for Harris and moving mate Tim Walz this week.

'Houston, you already had a manus successful creating destiny,' Rowland said.  

The much-coveted Beyoncé endorsement comes months aft Democrats were devastated by her no-show astatine nan Democratic National Convention complete nan summer.

Harris uses Beyoncé's 'Freedom' arsenic her walk-up opus astatine run rallies.

In August, rumors swirled that nan Queen B herself would beryllium making an quality astatine nan normal successful Chicago up of Harris accepting nan nomination. 

Her squad and nan run did not disregard nan rumors sparking wide excitement. 

But it did not hap leaving thousands of statement members and millions of viewers watching connected TV disappointed. 

On Friday, thousands of group lined up for hours to get into nan Harris rally with Beyoncé and chap icon Nelson at nan Shell Energy Stadium. 

Nelson performed 'On nan Road Again' and 'Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to beryllium Cowboys.' 

A run charismatic said location were astir 30,000 group successful attendance, making it nan largest Harris run arena to date. 

Attendees brought their ain chairs to remainder successful while they waited and carried umbrellas to protect them from nan Texas sun. 

Inside nan stadium a creation statement was underway pinch thousands of group joining successful arsenic a DJ blasted euphony and group busted a move while they waited. 

The rally pinch Beyoncé and Nelson comes arsenic nan last NYTimes/Siena canvass connected Friday showed nan title pinch Trump tied pinch 48 percent each. A CNN canvass besides showed nan title tied pinch some Harris and Trump astatine 47 percent. 

While Texas is not considered a battleground authorities successful nan statesmanlike race, Harris headed location to clasp a rally connected reproductive rights.

Abortion authorities remains a apical rumor successful nan 2024 predetermination and has been a mobilizing 1 for Democrats since Roe v Wade was overturned. 

Texas has a full abortion prohibition pinch constricted exceptions. It does not person exceptions for rape aliases incest. 

Harris has blamed Trump, who nominated 3 of nan Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe, for nan abortion bans enacted crossed nan state since Roe fell. 

She blasted Trump for nan Texas prohibition astatine her rally, calling nan business location and successful states crossed nan state a wellness attraction situation and calling nan ex-president nan 'architect of it.'

Harris slammed Texas for suing nan U.S. authorities to get their hands connected women's aesculapian records who time off nan authorities for care. 

'Now I'd inquire everybody here, please do spot nan irony, okay, perceive to this: connected nan 1 hand, Donald Trump won't fto anyone spot his aesculapian records,' she said. 

'And connected nan different hand, they want to get their hands connected your aesculapian records. Simply put: they are retired of their minds,' Harris said.  

She blasted Trump saying successful 4 years he 'was able to erase half a period of hard-fought advancement for women, and now, he wants to spell moreover further.' 

'Let america beryllium clear: If Donald Trump wins again, he will prohibition abortion nationwide,' she said.

'In America, state is not to beryllium given. It is not to beryllium bestowed. It is ours. By right, and that includes nan basal state of a female to make decisions astir her ain assemblage and not person nan authorities telling her what to do,' Harris said. 

She said 'reproductive state is connected nan ballot successful this statesmanlike election.' 

The vice president based on pinch their work, state will win.  

Trump has based on connected nan run way that he will time off nan rumor to states, but he antecedently signaled he was unfastened to a national prohibition and has touted his domiciled successful nan overturning of Roe. 

At nan rally, Harris is being joined by group who person dealt first manus pinch authorities abortion bans. 

They see nan Texas mates who revenge a suit against nan Texas ban, a Texas female who miscarried but could not get aesculapian attraction successful nan authorities and suffered a live-threatening septic inflection, and doctors who person had their hands tied pinch treating women. 

Throughout nan venue were signs urging group to ballot but besides ones that publication 'trust women' and 'fight for reproductive freedom.'

Texas besides has a adjacent Senate title pinch Democratic Congressman Colin Allred challenging Republican Senator Ted Cruz. 

 Allred besides gave remarks astatine nan arena as the thunderous crowd chanted 'beat Ted Cruz.'

'Ted Cruz is excessively mini for Texas,' Allred said. 

He besides blasted Trump for introducing abortion bans astatine nan nationalist level and vowed to thief reconstruct Roe successful nan Senate.

This is nan first governmental arena for Beyoncé successful 2024, but her euphony is simply a regular fixture astatine Harris rallies pinch 'Freedom' arsenic nan walk-up opus and featured successful nan vice president's first run video complete nan summertime pinch nan singer's permission.

It is besides not nan first clip nan 'Texas Hold Em' vocalist has waded into politics. 

The world sensation has antecedently endorsed Democrats successful nan statesmanlike race. 

In 2016, she and hubby Jay-Z rallies support for Hillary Clinton successful Cleveland, Ohio conscionable days earlier nan election. 

In 2020, Beyoncé posted connected societal media wearing a Biden-Harris disguise while encouraging her followers to vote.

Harris has been bringing retired immoderate of nan biggest entertainers and politicians arsenic nan title is tight successful nan last stretch. 

Former President Obama had his first associated quality pinch Harris successful Georgia connected Thursday wherever Bruce Springsteen besides performed. Tyler Perry, Samuel L Jackson and Spike Lee were successful attendance. 

Last week, she had a rally pinch superstar Usher. On Saturday, nan vice president will beryllium joined by erstwhile First Lady Michelle Obama. It will beryllium their first associated quality and Obama's first run rally for 2024.