J. Lo gets emotional while endorsing Harris: Our pain matters

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American superstar Jennifer Lopez proudly invoked her Puerto Rican heritage and told a crowd of Kamala Harris supporters at a Las Vegas rally on Thursday (Oct 31) that they should embrace their emotions when voting in the Nov 5 US elections for presidency, Senate and House of Representatives.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I am an American woman.

00:12I am the daughter of Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez, a proud daughter and son of Puerto

00:19Rico.

00:20I am Puerto Rican.

00:21Soy boricua carajo.

00:23And yes, I was born here and we are Americans.

00:35I am a mother.

00:36I am a mother.

00:37I am a sister.

00:38I am an actor and an entertainer.

00:39And I like Hollywood endings.

00:41I like when the good guy, or in this case, the good girl, wins.

00:49And with an understanding of our past and a faith in our future, I will be casting my

00:55ballot for Kamala Harris for President of the United States proudly.

01:03You know what?

01:05We should be emotional.

01:07We should be upset.

01:08We should be scared and outraged.

01:10We should.

01:12Our pain matters.

01:13We matter.

01:15You matter.

01:16Your voice and your vote matters.

01:20And look, don't be afraid to make people around you uncomfortable.

01:24Invite people around you to be the change, to go out there and vote.

01:28Nobody likes having tough conversations or talking about politics, but trust me, I've

01:33been in some of these rooms.

01:34I see the way power works in this country.

01:37They love it when you do nothing.

01:38The next President of the United States, Kamala Harris.

02:08And I have to say, I strongly believe that the relationship between tribal nations and

02:21the United States is sacred and that we must honor tribal sovereignty always and embrace

02:29our trust and treaty obligations and ensure tribal self-determination.

02:35And as President, I will defend these principles always.

02:42I have lived the promise of America.

02:45And today I see the promise of America in everyone here tonight, everyone here tonight.

02:56In all of us.

02:59Si se puede.

03:03I see the promise of America.

03:06Si se puede.

03:08Si se puede.

03:10Si se puede.

03:12Nevada Day, everybody.

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