Election 2024 live: Beyonce takes stage with Harris; Trump leaves Michigan rally-goers waiting three hours

Donald Trump’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast has dropped – with a run time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 49 seconds.

The episode has dropped as the former president is currently in transit to his rally in Michigan.

Kamala Harris will shortly take to the stage in Houston, Texas, alongside music superstar Beyonce.

Before welcoming Harris to the stage Beyonce told supporters “it’s time for America to sing a new song.”

“Your voice has power and magnitude,” she said.

“Your vote is one of the most valuable tools, and we need you. Your freedom is your God given right, your human right.

“We all have a role to play to make this a reality. We’re all part of something much bigger. We must vote, and we need you.

“It’s time to sing a new song, a song that began 248 years ago. The old notes of downfall, discord, despair no longer resonate. Our generations of loved ones before us are whispering a prophecy, a quest, a calling, an anthem.

Our moment right now. It is time for America to sing a new song. Our voices sing a chorus of unity. They sing a song of dignity and opportunity. Are you all ready to add your voice to the new American song? Because I am. So let’s do this.”

North Dakota governor Doug Bergum is currently onstage holding the fort for Donald Trump in Traverse City, Michigan, following the former president’s announcement that he would be around two hours late.

Bergum has been onstage for more than 30 minutes already.

Beyonce told crowds in Houston that she was at the rally she was addressing them not as a celebrity or a politician, but “as a mother.”

“H-town. We are so happy to be standing here on this stage as proud country Texas Women, supporting and celebrating the one and only vice president Kamala Harris – a woman who’s been pushing for what this country really needs right now, unity,” she said.

“It’s impossible not to feel the energy in this room, the positivity, the community, the humanity. We are at the precipice of an incredible shift, the brink of history.

“I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother, a mother who cares deeply about the world, my children, and all of our children living. A world where we have the freedom to control our bodies.”

“My children and all of our children live in a world where we have the freedom to control our bias, a world where we’re not divided our past, our present, our future, merge to meet us here.

She continued: “Imagine our daughters growing up, seeing what’s possible with no ceilings, no limitations. Imagine our grandmothers.

“Imagine what they feel right now, those who have lived to see this historic day, even those who are no longer physically with us, imagine all of their sacrifice, the sacrifices made so we can witness the strength of a woman standing in her power, reimagining what leadership is for all the men and women in this room and watching around the country.”

Veteran musician Willie Nelson took to the stage and performed to crowds ahead of remarks by Kamala Harris.

The 91-year-old country star played a medley of his hits including On The Road Again.

The vice president will also reportedly be joined by Beyonce at the rally in Houston, Texas.

On Thursday, Bruce Springsteen serenaded crowds at a Harris rally in Atlanta, Georgia.

Donald Trump posted a short video with Joe Rogan after wrapping up his podcast, which was apparently three hours long.

Meanwhile, in Michigan, crowds of people were seen heading to their vehicles due to Trump’s delayed arrival.

Donald Trump told supporters waiting for his rally in Traverse City, Michigan, he would be “two hours” late, despite having already kept them waiting for over an hour.

The former president delivered the news via video from his plane that was projected at the site of the rally – explaining that he had been busy recording a pdcast with Joe Rogan. He had been due to speak at around 7.30pm local time in Michigan.

“We’re stepping on the gas, but it’s all about winning so we had to spend some time with people, a lot of people actually... we’re gonna have a good time tonight. See you soon,” he said.

Scores of people were seen leaving the venue following the announcement.