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Leonardo DiCaprio endorses Kamala Harris for president

FILE - Leonardo DiCaprio appears at the premiere of "Killers of the Flower Moon'"at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 20, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File) (Vianney Le Caer, 2023 Invision)

Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, with the Oscar-winning actor expressing support for the Democratic nominee in a video Friday.

ā€œClimate change is killing the earth and ruining our economy, we need a bold step forward to save our economy, our planet and ourselves,ā€ DiCaprio said in the video posted to Instagram. ā€œThatā€™s why Iā€™m voting for Kamala Harris.ā€

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DiCaprio, long an outspoken advocate for addressing the climate crisis, has supported Democratic candidates in the past. In early 2020, he attended a fundraiser for Joe Biden at the home of former Paramount Pictures chief Sherry Lansing.

His Instagram caption cited the recent devastation from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, which he called ā€œunnatural disasters caused by climate change.ā€ In the video, DiCaprio praised Harrisā€™ ambitious targets for achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and helping to build a green economy. He also noted her involvement in passing the Inflation Reduction Act. As vice president, Harris cast the tiebreaking vote on President Joe Bidenā€™s landmark climate law that was approved with only Democratic support.

He also criticized Trump for withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accord and rolling back ā€œcritical environmental protections.ā€ Trump, he said, continues to ā€œdeny the factsā€ and ā€œdeny the science.ā€

With less than two weeks until Election Day, Harris has received the support of many high-profile entertainers including Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Chris Rock and George Clooney.

The vice president held a rally Thursday night in the Atlanta suburbs with former President Barack Obama and musician Bruce Springsteen. BeyoncĆ©, whose song ā€˜Freedomā€™ is a Harris campaign anthem, is expected to be at Harrisā€™ Houston rally Friday, The Associated Press reported Thursday.

Republican nominee Donald Trumpā€™s celebrity supporters include Elon Musk, Dennis Quaid, Roseanne Barr and Kid Rock. In December 2016, DiCaprio and the head of his eponymous foundation met with Trump, then president-elect, to discuss how jobs centered on preserving the environment could boost the economy.


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