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Actor Will Ferrell ‘threatens’ voters in new Harris campaign ad: ‘Shut the f–k up, Gary’

Actor Will Ferrell ‘threatens’ voters in new Harris campaign ad: ‘Shut the f–k up, Gary’

Actor and comedian Will Ferrell is throwing his star power behind Kamala Harris – it’s just another in a long list of celebrity endorsements for the vice president. In an official Harris campaign ad, Ferrell jokingly threatens voters if they don’t vote for Harris. “This election is going to be one of the closest in history. Your vote will make the difference,” Ferrell begins. He then mocks a voter disagreeing about their vote making a difference.  HOLLYWOOD OUTLET REPORTS THAT INDUSTRY INSIDERS ARE DREADING VERY POSSIBLE TRUMP WIN: ‘FEELS LIKE 2016’ “That means you, Gary. ‘Oh, blah blah blah, I’m just one person.’ No. Shut the f–k up Gary,” Ferrell says.  “Last time, only a few thousand votes kept Trump out of office. And this time, we will hold you personally responsible, Gary” Ferrell threatens. Critics took to X, telling the actor to stick to comedy and stay out of politics. “Democrats have now resorted to physically threatening people to vote for Kamala. Will Ferrell should’ve stuck to comedy. This isn’t funny at all,” one user wrote. “Will Ferrell is making it REAL tough for me to watch Elf this season,” another user commented.  Ferrell joins a list of actors and celebrities who have used their status to endorse Harris in the homestretch of the campaign.  On Thursday, actors Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Danai Gurira, Don Cheadle and Paul Bettany took part in a video endorsement, mocked as “new cringe” for Harris and Tim Walz, that was posted on Ruffalo’s X account. LEBRON JAMES DOUBLES DOWN ON CONTROVERSIAL HARRIS ENDORSEMENT VIDEO: ‘DAMN SURE WASN’T GOING THE OTHER WAY’ “We’re back. Let’s #AssembleForDemocracy. In the #ElectionEndgame, every vote counts,” Ruffalo wrote, encouraging people to vote for Harris and Democrats. In the video, they jokingly suggested Harris needed a catchphrase, referencing their past movies. Bettany remarked, “How about ‘I’m down with democracy’? It’s clean and simple.” “I’m Kamala Harris and I say down with democracy,” Cheadle joked, adding, “Yeah, together we got to tear down democracy.” Near the end of the video, he phrased it saying, “I’m Kamala Harris, and I am down with democracy.” Singer Beyoncé introduced Harris at a rally in Houston, Texas. ‘AVENGERS’ STARS ASSEMBLE IN ROASTED HARRIS AD: ‘NEW CRINGE JUST DROPPED’ The final New York Times/Siena College Battleground poll of the 2024 race shows a razor-tight election in the battleground states just days before the election. Trump leads in Arizona, while Harris has a lead in Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada and Wisconsin. Michigan and Pennsylvania are tied between the two candidates, according to the poll. The poll comes just two days before an election that promises to be one of the closest in recent memory, with the New York Times/Siena poll not being the only one showing tight margins. Fox News Digital’s Lindsay Kornick, Michael Lee, and Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report. 

Biden judge rules Iowa can check ballots of potential noncitizens in blow to ACLU

Biden judge rules Iowa can check ballots of potential noncitizens in blow to ACLU

A federal judge has allowed Iowa officials to continue disputing ballots cast by potential noncitizens, less than two days before Election Day. Judge Stephen Locher, an appointee of President Biden, ruled in favor of the Hawkeye State on Sunday. The state was being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of four recently-documented U.S. citizens and the League of Latin American Citizens of Iowa. Iowa officials, including Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, have recently been attempting to investigate over 2,000 names on voter rolls that may belong to noncitizens. During a press conference on Oct. 30, Pate said that officials “have questions” about noncitizens voting illegally, and that they “need answers.” NIKKI HALEY PENS SUPPORTIVE OP-ED IN FAVOR OF TRUMP AHEAD OF ELECTION DAY: ‘EASY CALL’ “That is why none of them have been taken off the voter rolls,” Pate said, according to the Des Moines Register. “But we do owe an obligation to make sure that they are citizens now.” “That’s why we’ve asked the county auditors, through the poll workers, to challenge those votes, to allow them to confirm their citizenship status, so that we can count their vote as well.” In the case, the ACLU had argued that the state’s efforts threaten the voting rights of recently-naturalized citizens. Judge Locher found that Iowa officials would not remove anyone from voting rolls, but instead require them to use provisional ballots. TRUMP CAMPAIGN CLARIFIES AFTER CANDIDATE JOKES ABOUT SHOOTING ‘THROUGH THE FAKE NEWS’ IN PENNSYLVANIA The ruling came a day after a shocking poll found that Vice President Kamala Harris has a three-point lead in Iowa, contrary to previous reports that Iowa is a safe red state. The Trump campaign disputed the results immediately, favoring Emerson College’s polls instead. “Emerson College, released today, far more closely reflects the state of the actual Iowa electorate and does so with far more transparency in their methodology,” the campaign memo read. The ACLU did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Massachusetts residents claim they’re being trolled with fake Harris postcards saying migrant family moving in

Massachusetts residents claim they’re being trolled with fake Harris postcards saying migrant family moving in

Residents in a Massachusetts community claim they’re being trolled with fake Kamala Harris campaign postcards informing them that a migrant family would be moving in with them because of their support for Vice President Harris. One of the residents of Shrewsbury told NBC10 Boston that she received the postcard after she put a sign in her yard supporting Harris and Tim Walz. “It really creeped me out,” the woman, who did not want to be identified, told NBC10. The postcard, made to look like mail from the Harris-Walz campaign, thanked her for putting up a sign and showing her support, and alerting her that a family from Nicaragua would be moving into her home. HARRIS ASKED HOW SHE’S ‘FEELING’ 48 HOURS FROM ELECTION, TELLS REPORTERS TRUMP ‘LOST’ IN 2020 “That’s when I realized it was an obvious attempt to try to either scare me or rage bait me and make me upset,” the woman explained. “It’s really sad that the country has come to this point where you can’t put a lawn sign out and support a candidate without being harassed with something like this.” Another Shrewsbury resident claimed to have received a similar postcard in the mail, except hers said she’d have a family of five from Guatemala moving in. “It makes me angry,” the woman, who also did not want to be identified, told NBC10. “But if the takeaway is ‘Don’t put up a lawn sign in support of a political candidate,’ I feel the exact opposite. Next time there’s an election, I’ll put up three signs in my yard.” KAMALA HARRIS BLASTED FOR ‘SCRIPTED’ SNL APPEARANCE DAYS BEFORE ELECTION The resident added that she reached out to the Shrewsbury Democratic Town Committee, which told her to file a police report. She was also advised to report it to the post office in case any federal mail laws may have been broken, NBC10 reported.  A third resident in the Shrewsbury community posted her postcard on Reddit, which matched similar wording from the other residents. “Thank you for supporting Kamala! We are so appreciative of you putting out a yard sign. But now we need your continued help,” the postcard reads. 105 DAYS: KAMALA HARRIS HAS YET TO DO FORMAL PRESS CONFERENCE SINCE EMERGING AS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE The postcard is addressed to “Resident” with a Kamala Harris logo posted on the front of the postcard. “We will be moving a family of 4 from the country of Belize into your home on 11-3-2024. They will need food, toiletries, and transportation. Thank you!” the card reads. It is not clear where the postcards came from as there was no political organization or return address listed.  “Well, someone sure seems to be upset with my choice of yard sign. I thought it was pretty funny, so I decided to share it with you all. I could seriously use the help with the leaves, if true…,” the caption read on the Reddit post.  Democratic and Republican voters have expressed to Fox News that they believed that border security is a big issue this election cycle. Last month, the Department of Homeland Security said the terrorism threat environment in the U.S. will remain high over the next year, largely due in part to terror groups exploiting weaknesses at the southern border. “Over the next year, we expect some individuals with terrorism ties and some criminal actors will continue their efforts to exploit migration flows and the complex border security environment to enter the United States,” the DHS assessment stated in October. Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign, Shrewsbury Police, and Shrewsbury Democratic Town Committee but did not immediately receive a response.  Fox News Digital’s Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.