Robert De Niro campaigns for Kamala Harris at the Philadelphia Eagles game – Washington Examiner
On November 3, 2024, actor Robert De Niro participated in a tailgate event at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, ahead of the Eagles’ game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. This event was part of a campaign effort for Vice President Kamala Harris, aimed at rallying support among football fans in the area. De Niro mingled with the fans, enjoying the festive atmosphere, and took selfies, but the event had a political undercurrent as he encouraged them to vote for Harris over her opponent, Donald Trump.
During the tailgate, he delivered an impromptu speech, reading from notes to emphasize Harris’s political agenda, which focuses on supporting the middle class and advocating for reproductive rights. The unusual combination of sports and politics drew attention, with several politicians also present at the event, enhancing its significance as a rallying point in the political landscape.
Robert De Niro campaigns for Kamala Harris at the Philadelphia Eagles game
Actor Robert De Niro campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday in Lincoln Financial Field parking lots in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before the Philadelphia Eagles faced the Jacksonville Jaguars. The actor was seen tailgating with Eagles fans in an unannounced political event, trying to rally voters to support Harris over former President Donald Trump.
De Niro walked around the parking lot, mingled with fans, took selfies, and tried some of the food the tailgaters cooked in the parking lots before every Eagles game. Later, the thespian gave an impromptu speech that he read from a piece of paper in front of a small crowd. Video clips on social media showed the actor’s speech praising Harris’s political platform for having a plan to “help workers in the middle class” and supporting so-called “reproductive rights” and “women making their own healthcare decisions.”
Several current and former politicians joined De Niro at the tailgate, including Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and former Secretary of State John Kerry.
De Niro’s presence at the game drew comparisons to his role as Pat Solitano, Sr., a resident of suburban Philadelphia, a huge Eagles fan, and father of the film’s main character portrayed by Bradley Cooper in the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook.
Philadelphia has seen its fair share of the famous Italian American actor during the presidential campaign. Last week, De Niro was at an event in the city with fellow Hollywood actors and actresses such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Tessa Thompson, who portrayed the female lead in the Creed movies, a spinoff of the Rocky Balboa anthology, the popular fictional Philadelphia boxer.
De Niro will be in the city again on Monday for another political campaign event to support Harris for president, signifying just how important the state of Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes are to the upcoming election. As of early Monday morning, the Real Clear Politics Average has Trump leading Harris by the smallest of margins, 48.3 to 48.0.
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