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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.