Eminem to attend Harris rally in Detroit after disparaging Trump comments
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After Donald Trump made several derogatory comments about the city, Eminem will reportedly introduce former US President Barack Obama at a presidential campaign rally in his hometown of Detroit tonight (October 22).
The Grammy Award-winning rapper's stance on Trump goes back a few years, as he previously slammed the Republican nominee in a viral, blistering critique at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards.
CNN cited a Democratic official familiar with the event's plans who said Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers, would not perform but instead introduce Obama for a get-out-the-vote rally for the party's presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris.
independent Eminem's rep has been contacted for comment.
Eminem, who still lives in Michigan, has offered little in the way of comment on the ongoing race for the White House to date, but has made several criticisms of Trump over the years.
Before the election, he released an eight-minute anti-Trump track titled “Campaign Speech,” describing the Republican as an “af***in' loose cannon who's blunt with his hands on the buttons.”
A few weeks after her 2017 freestyle international headline, she expressed her surprise that Trump failed to respond, given his notoriety for lashing out at his detractors.
“I was waiting for him to say something, and for some reason, he didn't,” Eminem said on Shade 45 CiruisXM radio station.
He made it clear that his feelings about the then-president had not changed, declaring: “I can't stand that motherf***er.”
That same year, he led his audience at the UK's Reading Festival in chanting “F*** Trump” during his headline performance, telling them: “He turned our country into America.”
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Eminem's appearance comes after pop star Lizzo ripped Trump for his comments about his hometown of Detroit.
In a statement that sparked backlash from Democrats, Trump likened Detroit to a “developing” area before warning that “our whole country will be like Detroit” if Harris is elected.
Addressing the Detroit Economic Club, he said “your car industry is going out of business” but claimed the “nightmare” for the industry would end if he were elected. He also suggested that Detroit was more “developing” than “most places in China” and referred to it as a “once-great city”.
Lizzo, who appeared with Usher at a primary vote event for Harris in the city on Saturday (October 19), celebrated Detroit's contribution to US culture, not least its legendary music scene.
“They say if Kamala Harris wins, the whole country will be like Detroit,” Lizzo said on stage. “As proud as Detroit. As resilient as Detroit. The same Detroit that invented the auto industry and the music industry. Put some respect in the name of Detroit!
Harris is ramping up his campaign as the latest polls show he and Trump are locked in a dead heat, with some suggesting he is losing the edge over his rival.
Both campaigns are focusing huge resources on Michigan, where 15 electoral vote races in key swing states are currently tied.
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