After a rousing performance from Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo took the stage at a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta on Tuesday. During his speech, Quavo voiced his support for the presumptive Democratic nominee and praised her efforts to help end gun violence.
“One of the issues I care about is solving the issue of gun violence,” Quavo told the crowd. “You can’t understand the conflicts that gun violence creates if you’re not on the ground or in the thick of it.”
“One of the things I’ve learned from working with Vice President Harris is that she’s always been on the side of business,” Koivu added from behind the podium. “From inviting me to the White House last year to discuss these solutions, to passing the largest gun safety laws today. So it’s only right that the home of culture is also the same place to launch the first African American woman to run for president.”
Quavo invited viewers to vote, before giving the audience his best impression of the late Take Off singer saying “Kamala.”
In her remarks, the vice president thanked Quavo and made a poetic reference to a Migos song while describing Trump.[He] “He talks a lot about securing our borders but he doesn’t practice what he says, or as my friend Quavo says, ‘He doesn’t practice what he says as much as he does,’” Harris said on stage as the crowd erupted in cheers..
Quavo has been a vocal advocate for gun safety since Takeoff, his Migos bandmate and nephew, was shot and killed in 2022.
In 2023, Quavo visited Washington, D.C., where he spoke with Harris, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and other prominent politicians about Takeoff’s death. Last month, Quavo and Harris appeared together and discussed gun violence prevention at the Rocket Foundation’s inaugural summit in Atlanta. Quavo and his family launched the foundation, and he spoke with Harris about Takeoff’s death. rolling stoneThe rapper praised Harris' continued support for their efforts to end gun violence in the black community.
“She is active in the culture. She wants to be with the things that are going on in the field and I applaud her for that,” he said. rolling stone “At the time, this was a huge problem in our society, in our culture, gun violence. And being a victim, of course, that's very personal to me.”
Along with Quavo, Harris' Georgia rally also featured a performance from Megan Thee Stallion, who played “Mamushi” and “Bodhi.”
