Celebrity News November 07, 2020
Celebs React to Biden/Harris Win: Lizzo, Lady Gaga, John Legend & More!
It's official — Biden/Harris have defeated Trump/Pence.
The race was called around noon Saturday by The AP and other media outlets, following calls in Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania that gave the ticket more than the 270 electoral college votes needed to clinch the win.
One of the first political figures to react was Hillary Clinton, who lost the presidential race in 2016 in spite of winning the popular vote — the second Democrat to face such a fate in recent times.
She wrote, "The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be our next president and vice president. It's a history-making ticket, a repudiation of Trump, and a new page for America. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Onward, together."
The voters have spoken, and they have chosen @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris to be our next president and vice president.
@HillaryClinton
It's a history-making ticket, a repudiation of Trump, and a new page for America.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Onward, together. pic.twitter.com/YlDY9TJONs
In a statement, former President Barack Obama said, "I could not be prouder to congratulate our next President, Joe Biden, and our next First Lady, Jill Biden. I also couldn't be prouder to congratulate Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff for Kamala's groundbreaking election as our next Vice President."
Meghan McCain, whose father, the late Sen. John McCain, was a close personal friend of Biden's, posted images of herself with Joe from when he was on "The View," writing, "Congratulations Mr. President! @JoeBiden - one of the truly decent and moral men I've ever had the privilege of knowing. Please lead our nation bravely towards healing and bipartisanship. Godspeed. 🇺🇸♥️🙏🏻."
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Celebs have been reacting on social media, including an emotional Lizzo, who wept in her Instagram video, saying, "I'm so excited to see a Black woman in the White House, a Brown woman in the White House, an Indian-American woman in the White House." She spoke eloquently and at length about feeling she was not "seen" during the Trump era. "I'm excited, I'm hopeful, I'm happy, and I'm proud of the patience that we all had. I'm proud of the voter, I'm proud of the protester, the marchers. This is not the end — this is literally the beginning of progress."
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John Legend posted video of his performance on behalf of Biden/Harris from November 2, writing, "We sang this on Election Day Eve in Philadelphia, PA, the birthplace of our democracy. Thank you, Philadelphia, for showing up for democracy in such an epic way! #GLORY."
Iconic singer Barbra Streisand wrote on social media, "Congratulations to @JoeBiden, @KamalaHarris and our beloved country. Honesty and integrity won out!" She attached a snippet of herself belting out one of her signature tunes, "Happy Days Are Here Again."
Mindy Kaling posted photos of Kamala now and as a child, writing, "Crying and holding my daughter, “look baby, she looks like us.”
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"Hey, everybody, I hope you're all celebrating," Lady Gaga said in her own emotional Instagram video. "I hope that all the women know in this country that there is a real reckoning and a real change."
Miley Cyrus posted a video mash-up edited to show Vice President Biden bopping to her hit, "Party in the U.S.A." She captioned it, "Now THIS is a PARTY IN THE USA!"
Check out more reactions below!
SPIKE LEE LMAOOO pic.twitter.com/EXkWrLKFeH
@OrangePaulp
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Hey Donald, New York wishes you a happy retirement in Rikers, woops I meant Florida😜 pic.twitter.com/kBCmYOkW3n
@CynthiaNixon
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Been waiting to say this since November 8, 2016 🙋🏾♀️: pic.twitter.com/8HutuAHkev
@PadmaLakshmi
🇺🇸IS PART OF THE 🌏AGAIN🥳
@cher
CNN JUST CALLED IT
@kathygriffin
JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS ARE THE NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!
Trump is nothing. Nothing at all.
Tears of joy. Tears of hope. ❤️😭
@michellebranch
FINALLY‼️‼️ thank you Jesus🙏🏼✨ #PresidentBidenVPHarris2020
@TamarBraxtonHer
CRYING @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 THANK GOD
@ArianaGrande
We must heal. But first, we must gloat.
@kumailn
Cc: @realDonaldTrump
Today isn't about celebrating in the face of those that oppose your views and values, but celebrating from a place of LOVE - combating the hate that has encompassed and oppressed so many of us the past four years. Let the healing begin. 🙏🏼
@ddlovato
The people have spoken! Thank you to everyone who used your vote and your voice to make history. PRESIDENT Joe Biden and VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris pic.twitter.com/EdWQc5rpYD
@kerrywashington
Our children were watching us as a country. To see what we would decide. Division and Hate or Unity and LOVE. We chose correctly. LOVE will always trump hate! Unity, let's start healing as Americans! 🇺🇸
@EvaLongoria
Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice-President-elect @KamalaHarris. I say this after every election, and I'll repeat it now because some people need to hear it more than ever: I'm rooting for you, because your success is the country's success.
@Schwarzenegger
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vindicated.
@dashboardmusic
This win has a very “mole is benign!” energy
@juliothesquare
!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✊🏿✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🥳🥳🥳🥳 pic.twitter.com/Fb8Uj95h4g
@mradamscott
Queen of Pop Madonna posted a clip from CNN of commentator Van Jones getting emotional while observing that "character matters." She wrote, "God Bless America — We came Thruuuuuu 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸! 💪💪🏻💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿 @VanJones68 #bidenharris2020."