Former President Obama rapped a verse of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” at a rally for Harris in the battleground state of Michigan.
Rapper Eminem appeared at a campaign event in Detroit on October 22, expressing his support for Vice President Kamala Harris and arguing that she would protect free speech. Eminem then introduced former President Barack Obama on stage.
“I have to say, I’ve done a lot of rallies, so I’m not usually nervous, but I don’t know how to describe the feeling of coming out right after Eminem,” Obama said to cheers from the crowd.
The former president then rapped a few lines from Eminem’s ” Lose Yourself ” from the 2002 film 8 Mile . The crowd cheered even louder.
Former President Barack Obama raps at a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan on October 22. Video: AFP
While campaigning for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016, Obama also danced to Lose Yourself .
Eminem, a Detroit native, has been critical of Republican politicians. He attacked then-president Donald Trump at a music festival in the UK in 2017. Last year, Eminem asked then-Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music at campaign events. Ramaswamy is a longtime fan of the rapper.
Former President Barack Obama (left) and rapper Eminem at a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan on October 22. Photo: AFP
Mr. Obama is actively campaigning for Ms. Harris in battleground states, attracting black male voters and proving that Republican candidate Trump is not capable of leading the country, when the election day is only two weeks away.
Nearly 25 million Americans have cast early ballots, either in person or by mail, as of October 23, according to data from the University of Florida Election Research Lab. Several states, including the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia, saw record early voting on the first day of voting last week.
Trump and Harris are likely to focus most of their campaign efforts on the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia. Harris leads Trump by 46% and 43% nationally, respectively, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll.
