Jeff Bridges, J.J. Abrams and Mark Hamill are among the Hollywood figures who joined Monday night’s “White Dudes for Harris” Zoom fundraising and organizing rally.
The event, which is being broadcast on YouTube, has currently raised more than $3 million for Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign.
“I’m white, I’m a dude, and I’m here for Harris,” said Bridges, who played the the uber-laid-back character “The Dude” in the Coen brothers’ 1998 film “The Big Lebowski.”
“I’m excited, man!” Bridges added.
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Meanwhile, filmmaker Abrams promised during the call to match $50,000 raised from attendees.
More than 140,000 signed up for the gathering, which featured appearances from actors including Hamill, Sean Astin, Josh Groban, Josh Gad, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bradley Whitford.
Democratic officials who participated include Transportation SecretaryPete Buttigieg,North Carolina Gov.Roy Cooper, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, all of whom have been considered possible running mates for Harris.
“How often in a hundred days do you get to get to change the trajectory of the world? How often in a hundred days do you get to do something that’s going to impact generations to come?” Walz asked.
“And how often in the world do you make that bastard wake up afterwards and know that a Black woman kicked his ass and sent him on the road, and you know that’s something that guy’s going to have to live with the rest of his life,” Walz said of former President Donald Trump.
Also on Monday, a “Women for Harris” organizing call occurred and included actor Yvette Nicole Brown, “Pachinko” author Min Jin Lee, social activist Gloria Steinem, Chelsea Clinton and more.
“I believed a woman could win in 2016. I believed it with all of my heart,” Chelsea Clinton said of her mother, Hillary Clinton. “I knew in my marrow we had to take Donald Trump both literally and seriously. I believe all of that even more fundamentally today,” she added. “Donald Trump is not theoretical. We now have a record that we can hold him to account for.”
Chelsea Clinton said she believes Harris is “uniquely positioned to lead us into a more hopeful, equitable, just, prosperous and secure future.”
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