The Kamala Harris rally in Houston last night was billed as a Beyoncé concert. Everyone, including the media, believed the singer would perform after the announcement was made earlier in the week, but all she did was walk out and make a barely audible speech for a few minutes. Then the rally descended into complete chaos.
This is the extent of her appearance:
Beyoncé showed her support for Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally focused on abortion rights in Houston on Friday. https://t.co/0AX0WPM4as pic.twitter.com/BnNMlJLcB8
— ABC News (@ABC) October 26, 2024
Firstly, you can’t hear a word she’s saying.
What’s so difficult about taking a direct feed from the microphones? It seems some outlets got the feed but others didn’t. What a mess.
Secondly, 30,000 people showed up and waited in line because they believed it was a Beyoncé concert.
A million people tried to get tickets because they thought it was a Beyoncé concert.
More than 1 million have signed up for Kamala Harris's Houston rally. What to know https://t.co/r5cwv3LfTM
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) October 25, 2024
So when it wasn’t, people were pissed.
People were heckling Kamala like crazy all night…the secret service was stressed out pic.twitter.com/Dvk9zv960o
— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) October 26, 2024
They were promised a Beyoncé concert. They got two minutes to hear her speak. Imagine their disappointment. pic.twitter.com/8AFYllP5Eq
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 26, 2024
The rally then descended into absolute chaos as some people left, while others kicked up a fuss about Beyonce not singing.
The media spun this as Trump supporters ‘protesting’, and Harris repeated a line about showing them the way to the “smaller rally down the road,” referring to Trump’s event.
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Boos and yelling were heard at the rally as Harris failed to calm down the rowdy crowd.
It’s unclear at the moment what exactly is going on. pic.twitter.com/9RIg7QIkf5
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 26, 2024
But the fact is, they weren’t Trump supporters, they were just pissed off that they’d been misled.
Perhaps the most hilarious aspect of this was that the performance they actually got was 91 year old Willie Nelson.
They came for Beyoncé and this is what Harris gave them 🤣https://t.co/iVzu0NlNLs
— WestCoast_Life (@westcoast_lyfe) October 26, 2024
Former President Trump blasted Vice President Kamala Harris Saturday over an appearance with Beyoncé at which critics say Harris and the media intentionally misled attendees into thinking the superstar would perform.
“Beyoncé went up and spoke for a couple of minutes and then left, and the place went crazy,” Trump told a crowd in Michigan. “They booed the hell out of everybody. They thought she was going to perform. What happened was my opponent got up and started speaking, and they booed the hell out of her. It’s crazy. They have to use people to get people to come, and then they send buses. We don’t send buses. Everybody comes. We’re just going to make America great again. It’s very simple.”
Several media outlets, including MSNBC, promoted Beyonce’s appearance.
