News of October 7, 2020
A Ticket for Tupac at the Vice Presidential Debate
After a slip of the tongue by Kamala Harris, Trump's team joked about a ticket for Tupac-whose stepbrother Mopreme called the move disrespectful.
In late September 2020, Kamala Harris called Tupac the best living rapper in an interview-an obvious slip of the tongue. But the Democratic vice presidential candidate inadvertently made Tupac part of the US election campaign. Back in 2019, she had already said she listened to Tupac in college, even though his albums were released later.
A Ticket for Senator Harris’s Favorite Rapper
On the day of the vice presidential debate, October 7, 2020, Trump’s campaign seized on the opening. Trump adviser Jason Miller said on a conference call: “I can confirm that we have left a ticket for Tupac Shakur, Senator Harris’s favorite rapper.” Whether the guest would come, he did not know; personally, he was more of a Biggie fan. The Source and AllHipHop reported.
Mopreme Shakur Protests Trump’s Campaign
Tupac’s stepbrother Mopreme Shakur called the joke “clearly disrespectful.” Trump’s lack of respect for the Black and brown community was well known, he said. The estate responded in its own way: in late October, it urged people to vote on Tupac’s accounts with a lyrics quote.