Kamala Harris needs star power to 'gain momentum,' Trump media director says: 'Nobody wants to come see her'

Vice President Kamala Harris has raked successful galore personage endorsements from Taylor Swift to Eminem to Usher, but immoderate critics are calling retired nan run for relying heavily connected prima power.

"I deliberation Kamala Harris is utilizing each these celebrities because cipher wants to travel spot her," Trump 2024 Black media affairs head Janiyah Thomas said Friday connected "The Faulkner Focus." 

"I don't deliberation group want to battalion retired an arena for her. They're coming to spot these celebrities. They want to spot a Megan Thee Stallion concert. They want to spot Usher connected stage. I deliberation she needs this personage effect to summation momentum and summation much excitement astir her."

BEYONCE TO JOIN KAMALA HARRIS AT RED STATE CAMPAIGN RALLY: REPORT

Harris will caput to Texas connected Friday erstwhile she will clasp a rally spotlighting nan state's abortion laws pursuing nan Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade successful 2022. The Associated Press reported Thursday greeting that Harris will beryllium joined by Beyoncé, citing 3 group acquainted pinch nan event. 

Beyoncé, who is from Houston, has not yet endorsed Harris for president, but her opus "Freedom" has go a hallmark of Harris' rallies, including utilizing it arsenic Harris' walk-up opus earlier she addresses supporters.

Harris besides teamed up pinch arguably nan astir celebrated Democratic Party politician, erstwhile President Obama, during a run rally Thursday successful Georgia. 

Obama has faced scrutiny for his run efforts, namely his comments toward Black men who are waning successful support for Harris. 

"The pandering is disgusting," Thomas said regarding Obama's run appearances. "I don't deliberation that he's successful immoderate spot to travel from his Martha's Vineyard property to travel talk to group and opportunity really they should deliberation and really they should vote. It's very retired of touch."

Rock fable Bruce Springsteen, whom Harris called an "American icon" and who has been supporting Democratic statesmanlike candidates for 2 decades, performed 3 songs astatine Thursday evening's rally.

Also speaking were actor, filmmaker and playwright Tyler Perry, movie director, producer, screenwriter and character Spike Lee, and character Samuel L. Jackson.

TRUMP GAINS THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL BLACK MALE CELEBRITIES AS HARRIS STRUGGLES WITH BLACK MEN

Trump run accelerated consequence head Jake Schneider, reacting to nan star-studded event, charged that "relying connected celebrities is thing caller for nan statement of Hollywood elites."

The erstwhile president has acquired a number of his ain personage endorsements, for illustration state euphony prima Jason Aldean. He besides enjoys nan backing of different celebrities, including Telsa laminitis and multibillionaire Elon Musk, hip-hop star, rapper and manner designer Kanye West, vocalist Kid Rock, actors Jon Voight and Kelsey Grammar, erstwhile NFL prima backmost Brett Favre, erstwhile Indy racer Danica Patrick, and personage cook Paula Deen.

Despite nan Hollywood fanfare of nan campaign, Harris is struggling to clasp a cardinal voting bloc typically held by nan Democratic Party - Black Americans. 

"I deliberation [Harris'] acquisition is simply a illusion world. I deliberation she's not consenting to look nan facts that they're losing their main voting bloc. They're losing achromatic people. They're losing Latino people. They're losing suburban women. You know, I deliberation she's conscionable not really wanting to look nan reality that these group are looking towards President Trump because his policies use these communities more," Thomas said. 

Harris has fallen backmost successful support among Latino and Black voters successful nan 7 weeks betwixt surveys. A caller USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll recovered Latino voters now backmost Trump by 49% to 38%. Black voters for illustration Harris by 72% to 17%, but that 55-point separator is importantly little than nan advantage Democrats traditionally enjoy. 

Observing nan displacement successful Democrats' accepted edge, nan Harris run has ramped up efforts to entreaty to those cardinal voting blocs.

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Fox News' Emma Colton, Danielle Wallace and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.