of The Big Lebowski Starring Jeff Bridges, Lord of the Ring Stars Sean Astin and Mark Hamill Star Wars Left-leaning congressmen like Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) were among the many notables who attended a virtual “White Guys for Harris” event on Monday night, the latest in a series of similar events aimed at raising money for Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House.
“I got a laugh because I got invited,” Bridges said. Said “I was brought to this party not because I’m white, although I am white, but because I’m a man. So a friend sent me this email today with your hat on it, and I said, ‘Yeah, I want to have that too, I’m eligible.’ I’m white, I’m a man, and I support Harris.”
“I had no idea that everything we were doing was based on the idea of pushing a black woman for Harris,” Bridges continued, “and then it turned into the idea of pushing a white man for Harris.”
Bridges added that she was thrilled that President Joe Biden “passed the baton so beautifully” to Vice President Kamala Harris, noting that Biden Announced He withdrew from the presidential race.
Jeff Bridges joins a group of “white people supporting Kamala Harris.” This just ruined my day and I’m so disappointed. pic.twitter.com/UTZQ70VwfU
— Ian Miles Chong (@stillgray) July 30, 2024
“Kamala is truly our daughter,” Bridges added. “I can see myself seeing her as president. I’m so excited. A woman president would be so exciting.”
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was also in attendance.
“There’s one thing I really want to emphasize to you all,” Buttigieg said on the call, “and that is that as we work to maintain that energy and spread it to everyone we know, especially as we go through these next 100 rollercoaster days, this is really an opportunity and we need to be driven not just by the issues that we face, but by what we believe in, what we stand for, not just by what we’re trying to stop.”
Rudy With star Sean Astin beauty and the beast Star Josh Gad also made an appearance.
“The idea of guys getting together and talking about how they’re feeling.”
Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin supports “white men for Kamala Harris” because he wants men to talk about their feelings. pic.twitter.com/c27gRMuRuV
— TENET Media (@watchTENETnow) July 30, 2024
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who also appeared on the call, said it was “inspiring” to hear people talk about why “their election” matters so much in the upcoming presidential election and that Harris “stands up” for the United States and its Constitution. Hoyer added that Biden “is right.”
“I was so inspired to hear these people talk about why their election is so important. I’m going to call it ‘White Men for America,’ so they are White Men for Kamala,” Hoyer said. “Because Kamala stands for this country, its Constitution, its Declaration, its principles and its promise. And that’s why we all need to come together and support Kamala Harris for America.”
Hoyer added that Biden was “right” to say the next election was “about the soul of America and the character of America” and that Democrats were running against a candidate who “has no soul and no character.”
Star Wars Actor Mark Hamill said that the Biden-Harris administration has been the “most legislatively successful administration” since former President Lyndon B. Johnson “in two years,” and went on to claim that the Biden-Harris administration has been the most “legislatively successful administration” since former President Franklin D. Roosevelt “in three and a half years.”
Mark Hamill on the call for “white men to support Harris”:
He said he hopes voters will “stand up to Trump’s mental illness and vote for Kamala.” pic.twitter.com/4fhXpqrBBQ
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 30, 2024
“They always say this is the most important election of our lifetimes,” Hamill added. “I’ve heard that since I first voted in the ’70s, but it’s never rang more true. One of the things about Trump is he says exactly what he’s going to do. He says, Roe v. Wade Everyone said they wanted to get rid of it. Roe v. Wade.”
Hamill added that it’s important that voters “stand up to” Trump’s “mental illness and vote for Kamala.”
Swalwell said he’s the “son of a cop” and knows what toughness means because he “worked alongside cops.”
“So you know who’s tough?” Swalwell asked. “Kamala Harris. She’s tough, she’s real, she’s prepared, she’s smart. And what I think we’re all really starting to realize, what I really love, is that she’s a fun person. She’s someone who can be serious without taking herself too seriously.”
Swalwell also advised people to be careful with their language and messaging.
