Mathew Knowles is setting the record straight on Donald Trump’s comments about his daughter’s appearance at Kamala Harris’ Houston rally.
On Friday (Oct 25), Beyoncé flew to her hometown, Houston, to address thousands of people in the crowd at Kamala Harris’ Democratic rally.
The singer was supported by her close knit family who were in the audience. Kelly Rowland attended the rally as well to vocalize her support of Harris ahead of the polls.
On the stage, Beyonce shared a moving message about her concern for her children’s future.
“I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother. A mother who cares deeply about the world. A world where we have the freedom to control our bodies. A world where we’re not divided. Our past, our present, our future merged to meet us here.”
On Oct 30, at his own rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Trump took time out of his speech to critique Beyonce’s visit to Harris’ rally. He told his supporters the pop singer and Harris, were booed by the rally audience. He took further jabs by mentioning that Beyoncé didn’t even perform for the crowd, though they were expecting a full-on performance.
“So Beyoncé went up and spoke for a couple of minutes and then left,” Trump told his crowd. “The place went crazy and booed the hell out of everybody. They thought she was going to perform.”
Knowles spoke to TMZ to assert that everything Trump said was false. “I can unequivocally say no one was booing. That’s just a lie.” He added, “everyone has the right to have their own perspective, but they don’t have to right to lie.”
The American record executive noted that Harris’ supporters went wild with joy at seeing his daughter and Rowland at the podium.
Her dad shared his pride for his firstborn daughter in a heartfelt message posted on social media shortly after the event. “Beyoncé and Kelly, I am so proud of you both. Sharing and inspiring the whole country from Houston, where all of it started, was a full circle moment for all of us. Thank you for continuing to use your voices to uplift and unite.”
Beyoncé showed her support for Harris early-on when she green-lit the Vice President’s usage of her song, “Freedom,” for her campaign trail.
Harris has long used “Freedom,” as her walk-on music at rallies. She first used the song in July during her first official public appearance as a presidential candidate at her campaign headquarters in Delaware.