Actions speak louder than words, and actions speak louder than an endorsement. So hear it from my mouth if you're still wondering, no, I'm not voting for Trump. And yes, I will always question [00:00:18] those in power and those making decisions over other people. And I will stand up for what's right and what I believe in. And like it's always at the forefront of my project. And I'm sorry that you fell for the clickbait. [00:00:36] Singer Chappell Roan sadly feels the need to defend herself after she received quite a bit of backlash from Democrats on social media for saying that she will vote for Kamala Harris, but refuses to endorse Kamala Harris. Hey, don't scroll away, come back, come back because before the [00:00:54] video continues, we just want to urge you to lend your support to tweet you power our honest reporting. You do it at tight.com/team and we love you for it. Now this all started when last Friday, The Guardian released an interview they did with her where she revealed that she has some reservations [00:01:12] about the Democratic Party. She has issues with the Democratic Party, which is why she's making this decision to on one hand, vote for Kamala Harris, but doesn't want to give like a full throated endorsement. And so when she was asked why, she gave a few different reasons. She has talked about the Democrats policies toward Israel [00:01:30] and the ongoing war in Gaza. She also talked about how she doesn't feel the Democrats are good enough when it comes to protecting the transgender community. I'll give you a little taste, she says. I have so many issues with our government in every way. There are so many things I would want to change, so I don't feel pressured [00:01:48] to endorse someone. There's problems on both sides. I encourage people to use your critical thinking skills. Use your vote, vote small. Vote for what's going on in your city. She also emphasizes the importance of local elections. They do tend to have more of an impact on your day to day life, so I agree with her wholeheartedly on that. [00:02:05] The change she wants to see in the US in the in this election year, she says instantly, is trans rights. They cannot have cis people making decisions for trans people, period. So, I, I don't think that she should get backlash [00:02:23] for refusing to endorse Kamala Harris. I think that's crazy. I think she should be free to express herself politically. If we're going to talk about the importance of democracy and the importance of protecting democracy, then we need to protect all that comes with democracy, including the freedom to express your own political opinions. [00:02:39] I think any liberals who voted Democrat understand voting for someone but not actually endorsing them. And, you know, I mean, choosing the lesser of two evils is what adulthood is all about. I mean, most of your life as an adult is picking the lesser. Choosing your dessert is picking the lesser of two evils. So I get that. And we have to split hairs all the time. [00:02:57] I'm fond of saying you want to vote third party. Great. Try not to do it in a battleground state. Vote third party in a safe red or blue state to build a movement that way, like you find different ways to to make sense of it and delineate it. So I agree with you. I don't want her to see backlash for this. I totally get what she's saying. I respect that she's saying it. [00:03:14] I don't really know where you come off making it sound like Democrats and Republicans are exactly the same on transgender rights. And when it comes to Palestine, you can either have the Democrats who know better and aren't doing enough, or you can have Donald Trump, who's going to put on a cheerleader skirt with pom poms to cheer on the slaughter [00:03:31] of Palestinian civilians. - Those are the choices. - Yeah. So look, I, I care less about the issues that she's objecting to than I do about the fact that she can do whatever the hell she wants. But. And in fact, it's not just do what you want. [00:03:47] The distinction between voting and endorsing, I think, is actually important. So look, but on the issues, Israel is as important as it gets. If you object to the Biden-Harris administration funding the slaughter of Palestinians, I totally get it, and I respect that. [00:04:02] Right. And so on. Transgender rights. I mean, Democrats are infinitely better. A thousand times better. The Republicans are awful on it, etc.. I don't think that's a close one, but she gets to have her opinion. But to my my main point is if she's saying she's going to vote [00:04:19] for Kamala Harris, take the win. Exactly. Look, and I'm in a similar boat and like so. And you want people to actively then endorse but endorse has a sense of like, oh, I think she's great. And I think she's going to do terrific. I don't think those things. I think that she's a standard establishment Democrat. [00:04:37] She will not do 80% of her promises at a minimum. Right. And she will mainly serve her donors. But the other guys are fascists. Who said that he didn't mind if his vice president was murdered because he wouldn't join a plot to terminate the Constitution and to overturn an election. [00:04:52] Those are all literal facts. So this is not close. So but when she says I'm going to vote for her because I hate the other guy, but I'm not endorsing all of her policies and her personality and who she is as a human being. Hear, hear. - I totally understand that. - I never had that experience before. [00:05:09] I mean, like, I knew NAFTA was crap, but I was happy to vote for Bill Clinton over George Bush. You know, that's it. I mean, it's like it's the compromises we have to make. And so I completely agree. And but again, she's being dragged for nuance. - People can't handle it. - Yeah. People can't handle it. [00:05:25] And just a word of caution, I guess, to, you know, Democratic sycophants, I guess, who are, like, harassing celebrities for not doing endorsements of their preferred candidate. You're going to make people hate you. You're actually gonna like it's gonna have a backlash effect [00:05:42] to the Democratic Party, right? And they did it with, by the way, Taylor Swift several days before she finally did endorse Kamala Harris. But if you want to protect democracy, then actually do that and allow people to have their own opinions, their own takes. [00:05:58] And especially when it comes to celebrities, not all of them want to get involved in politics, for obvious reasons. So just relax, okay? All everyone needs to calm down. Yeah, I agree with you. And as a matter of political strategy, like if you say, hey, I don't mind the color orange, MAGA goes great. [00:06:15] He's one of us. Come on, vote for Trump. We love it. Okay, we'll take it. ET cetera. Even the slightest compliment towards Trump or Republicans than they invite you in later. They'll say terrible things about you, but they'll at least invite you in. Democrats are constantly trying to drive people away. Why haven't you voting for our candidates? Not good enough. [00:06:33] You have to endure. What are you bullying them for? They're on your side. For God's sake, take the win. - Totally agree. - Purity tests hurt the left more. Yeah. Yeah, definitely. Thanks for watching. If you become a member, you get to watch all this ad free. Except for, of course, this ad still hit the join button below.