Hillary Clinton is an American politician and the current Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States of America in the 2016 election. She served as a 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 and 2013. Moreover, she was America’s First Lady during the presidency of Bill Clinton from 1996 to 2001, and First Lady of Arkansas during his governorship from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992.
Hillary obtained the majority of the votes from delegates and super-delegates in the 2016 Democratic primaries. Of course, then she formally accepted her party’s nomination for President of the United States on July 28, 2016. As a matter of fact, she became the fist female candidate to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party.
Overall her 2016 platform offer emphasizes the importance of raising incomes, improvements to the Affordable Care Act, reform of the campaign financing system and Wall Street. Also, she favors allowing pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, expanding and protecting LGTB and women’s rights, and establishing family support through paid parental leave and universal preschool.
All things considered, there are many people and celebrities endorsing Hillary Clinton. From politicians to musicians, and elite athletes.
These are the top 10 Hillary Clinton celebrity supporters:
1. BEYONCE
Queen B has shown her support to Hillary on various occasions. But let’s not forget the New York City Fundraiser in 2015 when she publicly reaffirms her preferences.
From which later on, Hillary tweeted a photo of the celebrity at the event and captioned it “Say you’ll Bey on Team #Hillary2016, too.”
2. Meryl Streep
At the Democratic National Convention on July 26, the actress endorsed Hillary Clinton. In fact, in her speech, she asked: “What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit, and it takes grace,” she said. And after that, she listed some women who have been the first in their fields.
“These women share something in common: capacity of mind, fullness of heart and a burning passion for their cause,” she said. “They have forged new paths so that others can follow them, men and women, generation on generation. That’s Hillary,” said Streep in her speech.
3. Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga published a photo of herself in a swimsuit with the American flag with the caption “#HILLARY2016 Nothing can keep a strong woman down. VOTE for the first female U.S. president in history. Shake it up America, this country needs a little rock n’ roll.” In the same way, the singer had supported Hillary before. Showing her “Yaaas, Hillary!” t-shirt
4. George and Amal Clooney
The couple is throwing a fundraiser at their home in L.A. for Hillary Clinton. In fact, the tickets for the event will cost a sizeable sum of 33,400$.
5. Katy Perry
“So much change can happen,” the singer said. “Let’s go, Hillary!”
6. Robert De Niro
In essence, the actor said in a 2015 interview; “There are going to be no surprises, and she has earned the right to be president and the head of the country at this point. It’s that simple. And she’s a woman, which is very important because her take on things may be what we need right now.”
7. Kim Kardashian
The reality TV star took a selfie with Hillary Clinton. And, of course, her husband, Kanye West. Back in 2015.
8. Pharrell Williams
By the same token, Pharrell established about the Presidential elections, “It’s time for a woman to be in there,”
9. Demi Lovato
At the Democratic National Convention, the singer and actress made clear what her position was. “I stand here today as proof that you can live a normal and empowered life with mental illness … I’m proud to support a presidential candidate who will fight to ensure all people living with mental health conditions can get the care they need to lead fulfilling lives,” Lovato said. “That candidate is Hillary Clinton.”
10. President Barack Obama
Also, President Obama said -through a Youtube video- “Look, I know how hard this job can be — that’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it,” he said. “In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. She’s got the courage, the compassion and the heart to get the job done.”