Beyoncé joins Clinton at Get-Out-the-Vote concert in Cleveland

Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton, and Jay-Z
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Beyoncé, her husband, JayZ, and Chance the Rapper headlined a Get-Out-the-Vote concert for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland Friday night. Performing in a Clinton-esque pantsuit, Beyoncé declared she is "with her" because we "have to think about the future of our daughters, our sons, and vote for someone who cares for them as much as we do."

The singer performed "Freedom" from her latest album, Lemonade, and highlighted Clinton's long refusal to be a stereotypical politician's wife. A Clinton quote from 1992 — "I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession" — flashed on the screen behind Beyoncé as she sang, recasting it as a stand for feminism instead of a gaffe.

Meanwhile, speaking at a large rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump declared he doesn't "have to bring J-Lo or Jay Z," to turn out a big crowd. "I am here all by myself. Just me. No guitar, no piano, no nothing."

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Watch an excerpt of Beyoncé's performance below. Bonnie Kristian

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Bonnie Kristian

Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.