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"If Trump wins this November, democracy as we know it will sashay away," a Biden impersonator says in the sketch.
President Joe Biden is courting LGBTQ+ voters — and Jimmy Kimmel has the perfect advertisement for him.
During a Thursday night segment of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the late night host tackled the Biden campaign's recent voter engagement effort, Out for Biden-Harris, a program highlighting the administration’s commitment to the LGBTQ+ community.
"Yesterday they launched a new program to engage voters in the LGBTQ+ community," Kimmel said, stumbling while saying the acronym. "It's called 'Out for Biden-Harris,' which is a clunky title, but was definitely better than the original slogan: 'I'm a Joemosexual."
Kimmel then launched into a parody campaign advertisement for the president, in which a Biden impersonator spoke directly to queer voters.
"What's up bitches? It's me, Joe Biden, and I'm excited to announce the launch of Out for Biden-Harris: a new campaign all about you LGBT-cuties out there," he said. "Listen, I may be straighter than a bamboo fishing rod, but I'm the most gay-friendly president in history. Like your mother used to always say, 'You can't spell Biden without Bi.' And that's the tea."
Biden-Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez recently toldThe Advocate that LGBTQ+ voters "were critical to our victory in 2020, and they will be critical to winning again this November." Out for Biden-Harris aims to "harness the LGBTQ+ community’s organizing prowess to reelect President Biden and Vice President Harris this November."
“LGBTQ+ Americans couldn’t have more at stake this election: Donald Trump and his extremist allies are running to gut LGBTQ+ rights and erase history as their top priorities," Chavez Rodriguez said. "LGBTQ+ Americans deserve leaders who will fight for every American’s freedom and dignity."
Or, as Kimmel's Biden impersonator put it: "If Trump wins this November, democracy as we know it will sashay away."
"So, whether you're a teddy bear, a twinkle little star, or an indigo girl, no matter if you're a she/her, a they/them, a zaddy or a parade gay, I love ya," he continued. "So please, vote 'yaaaassss queen' for me, Joe Biden. I'll make sure the White House slays the boots down hunty. I may be cis, but I've got your back, sis."
The impersonator then signed off the ad with a seal of approval: "I'm Joe Biden, and I ate that up and left no crumbs."Want more breaking equality news & trending entertainment stories?
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