Pop star Billie Eilish addressed the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night, ahead of her musical performance by hitting President Trump
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“You do not have to tell me that things are a mess,” Eilish said.
“Donald Trump is destroying our country and everything we care about,” said the 18-year-old Grammy winner. “We need leaders who will not deny our problems such as climate change and COVID. Leaders who will fight systemic racism and inequality.
“It starts with voting for someone who understands how much is at stake. Someone who builds a team that shares our values. It starts with voting against Donald Trump and for Joe Biden
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“Silence is not an option and we can not afford to put it out,” Eilish said. “We all have to vote like our lives and the world depends on them because they do. The only way to be sure of the future is to create it ourselves. Please register, please vote.”
“The only way to be sure of the future is to make it yourself.”
“You do not have to tell me that things are a mess,” Billie Eilish said before performing at #DemConvention. “Silence is not an option and we cannot put it off.” https://t.co/PPXl9Fh6pU pic.twitter.com/0pT9RNUZGN
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Eilish has been a vocal critic of Trump and has also endorsed causes such as gun control and the Black Lives Matter movement.
She said in December 2019 that she was ‘worried’ about the 2020 election. “I think stupid Trump is likely to be re-elected, and that’s breaking my heart,” she told the Los Angeles Times. ‘You know, some people just love terrible people. It’s strange. “
Eilish performed the song “My Future” immediately after her comments.
It was preceded by segments on the importance of combating climate change.
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