THECOCONUTWHISPERER : Lizzo Campaigns for Kammy: "We'll make America look like Detroit!"

Pop star Lizzo has sparked an uproar after she promised that America would look like Detroit if Kamala Harris was elected to the White House.

The singer, 36, who hails from Motor City, appeared alongside the Democratic presidential nominee at Western International High School in the city.

The star, real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, said: 'I'm so proud to be from this city, you know they say if Kamala wins then the whole country will be like Detroit.

'Proud like Detroit, resilient like Detroit. The same Detroit that innovated the auto industry and the music industry. Put some respect on Detroit's name.'

Her comments have since been blasted on social media after users pointed out that the city has been in a state of decay and decline for decades.

The singer, 36, who hails from Motor City, appeared alongside the Democratic presidential nominee

Her comments have since been blasted on social media after users pointed out that the city has been in a state of decay and decline for decades

One person wrote: 'Regardless of Lizzo's strenuous efforts to spin it, all that will be ringing in people's subconscious is: "Kamala will turn America into impoverished, run down, and unsafe, Detroit".'

Another added: 'If Kamala is elected the whole country Will look like Detroit. A decimated car industry. A top ten city in crime statistics.'

One other commented: 'So Lizzo just told us the entire country will go to hell just like Detroit if we vote for Kamala!'

After the clip was widely shared on X, another said: 'That was a Trump endorsement if I've ever heard one. Lol.'

The singer burst into her song 'About Damn Time' during the event after those who gathered at the rally shouted out that they couldn't hear her.

She appeared with the Vice President to host an event urging those in Michigan to get out and vote as the city's first day of early voting started.

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Just over a decade ago, Detroit filed for federal bankruptcy protection after a years-long financial crisis.

Detroit had boasted around 1.8 million residents in the 1950s, but numbers shrunk as tens of thousands of white residents fled to the suburbs, followed years later by the Black middle class.

These hardships spilled over into the 21st century as the auto industry shrunk and jobs dried up.

Just over a decade ago, the city filed for federal bankruptcy protection after a years-long financial crisis.

With debts topping $18 billion, the city could no longer pay its bills and was unable to provide basic services to its residents.

This sent thousands flocking elsewhere, and the city suffered an unprecedented population decline. Numbers fell to roughly 685,000 by the end of 2012.

It is regarded as one of the most violent cities in America.

The city finished 2023 with 252 homicides, according to the Detroit Police Department.

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Abandoned buildings of Detroit. Pictured are the tattered remains of Blane Shul Synagogue

A decaying hospital bed in the derelict North Greater Detroit Hospital, which is currently one of the estimated 70,000 abandoned buildings in Detroit

A shattered chair sits in the eerie old Grande Ballroom; a venue where music legends like Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd and John Coltrane once performed

Ceiling tiles and graffiti litter haunt the former performance space at George Brady Elementary School.

A former radio station has been completely ransacked. Detroit once had an illustrious music scene, home to Berry Gordy's iconic Motown Music, Eminem and The White Stripes

Long-forgotten books still line the shelves of John S. Gray Library

A tipped over children's toy car in the foreground of a destroyed building is a poignant reminder of the significant role the decline in the US's automobile industry played in the city's downfall

The painted palm prints in an forgotten children's center serves as a chilling memento of happier times

A spooky scene shot in the Western Branch YMCA;the financial devastation of the city took its toll on social programs. By 2013, the city filed for bankruptcy with debts over $18 billion dollars; making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history

Originally built in 1930 the Detroit House of Corrections closed its doors forever in 2004. The maximum security facility quickly went from being a holding place for some of the state’s worst criminals, to a ruined and crumbling mess that couldn’t be saved

Plants from the old prison greenhouse make a bid for freedom

The old Chrysler factory is a 1.46 million square-foot compound that serves as a haunting reminder of the city's booming business. In 2014, the Italian car manufacturing company, Fiat, famously purchased the Chrysler company for $1

Forsaken prayer books stacked in the East Grand Boulevard Methodist Church hall

Entire neighborhoods across Detroit have been deserted. Over one third of all properties in the city were foreclosed on between 2005 and 2014, totaling roughly 140,000 homes and buildings.

The rusty remains of the Clawson Concrete Plant No. 8 formed the backdrop to the Eminem film 8-Mile

Lizzo uploaded a before and after reel on TikTok which showed the singer wearing a black bralette top and matching bottoms from her Yitty shapewear brand