After controversy erupted over the weekend about an interview in which Chappell Roan said she would not be taking a side in the 2024 presidential election, the pop star doubled down on her nonpartisan stance in a video statement Tuesday night, declaring she “will stand up for what’s right and what I believe in” — even if that involves declining to favor a candidate. In the two-and-a-half-minute statement, posted on TikTok, Roan says the social-media tempest over her refusal to endorse Kamala Harris — or any other candidate — misses the “nuance” expressed in her recently published interview with the Guardian, in which she said she could not take a stand on the election because of “problems on both sides.” In response to the brouhaha over that, Roan says: “I’m sorry that you fell for the clickbait.
” In that controversial article, Roan had indicated that she believes citizens should vote more on the basis of what is happening in their local communities than on national issues, saying: “I have so many issues with our government in every way. There are so many things that I would want to change, so I don’t feel pressured to endorse someone. There is problems on both sides, and I encourage people to use your critical thinking skills.
Use your vote. Vote small. Vote for what’s going on in your city.
” Roan also repeated what she said in the Guardian interview about trans rights being at the forefront of her concerns in this election, although she doe.
