John Legend Says His Daughter Looks Up to Kamala Harris: “She Is Excited to See Someone Who’s Black and Asian Like She Is”
John Legend says his 8-year-old daughter feels a special connection to Kamala Harris.
Luna, the eldest child of the Grammy-winning star and Chrissy Teigen, is Black and Asian like Harris. Legend says when Luna looks at the current U.S. vice president, she sees part of herself.
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“[Luna] is so excited to see someone who’s Black and Asian like she is, [and] a woman like she is — so she’s looking at [Kamala] like, ‘This is me’ up there,” Legend tells The Hollywood Reporter. “For her to see that, of course, is really inspiring, and she’s excited, and she can’t imagine why anyone would vote for Donald Trump, but that’s another issue.”
Legend will perform at a private event during this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The EGOT winner and Teigen’s family also includes sons Miles and Wren and daughter Esti, and Legend says he has visited the White House and met Harris on multiple occasions. In June, Teigen moderated an event about reproductive rights with Harris.
Legend has supported Democratic candidates over the years, and says he’s excited to see Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee.
“I think the change at the top of the ticket was needed to get the excitement that we have right now. And you can just feel the rush of mobilization and involvement and volunteering and donating and wanting to go out and get other friends to vote. You just see that rush that wasn’t there before,” he explains.
“I think people were kind of apathetic about voting for two 80-year-olds, and they were ready for some new energy and some new excitement. And I’m truly grateful to President Biden for making that sacrifice, because the default for any president, especially someone who’s had as successful a first term as he has, is to run for re-election. And he understood that that wasn’t necessarily the best thing for the country, and he did something that was really graceful and patriotic by stepping down and allowing a new generation to step up. And I think that act has inspired so many people, and it’s a beautiful thing. I love seeing it.”
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