LeBron James simply dove headfirst into the presidential election, sharing a 75-second video attacking Donald Trump as a “racist” … whereas saying he’d be voting for Kamala Harris.
James posted the clip on X, stitching collectively previous civil rights protest footage and previous feedback made by the Republican nominee.
The video was shortly met with fierce backlash from Trump supporters who accused James of deceptive voters by spreading an out-of-context and edited clip.
The video paints Trump as a nasty man, full cease, however the citizens might really feel in a different way. Polling suggests Trump is outperforming previous candidates (vs. 2016, 2020, and so forth.) on the subject of the Black vote, particularly amongst males.
What are we even speaking about right here?? Once I take into consideration my children and my household and the way they may develop up, the selection is evident to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!! pic.twitter.com/tYYlTmQS6e
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 31, 2024
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Backside line, with lower than per week earlier than Election Day, the candidates seem neck-and-neck, and the reality is nobody is aware of who’s going to win come November 5.
As for his causes behind a Harris vote, Bron did not delve into any coverage, as a substitute writing, “What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me.”
It isn’t LeBron’s first time talkin’ politics. He is beforehand thrown his assist behind the Democrat get together candidate, endorsing Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, whereas usually ripping DT throughout his first time period.
Bear in mind, James referred to as No. 45 a “bum” in 2017 for rescinding the Golden State Warriors’ invite to go to the White Home after successful the NBA Finals, famously saying, “Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!”
James additionally went after Trump for allegedly referencing locations in Africa as “s***hole countries” … and the 2 additionally disagreed on Colin Kaepernick‘s nationwide anthem protest.
In 2020, James co-founded Extra Than A Vote initiative to “educate, energize and protect Black voters” following the dying of George Floyd.
LeBron turns into the newest well-known particular person to weigh in on one of the hotly contested elections in latest reminiscence.