Michelle Obama releases new election video featuring celebrity pals Steph Curry, Kerry Washington and Megan Rapinoe just days after endorsing Kamala Harris

Michelle Obama has released a star-studded video urging Americans to get fresh to vote.

The erstwhile First Lady enlisted personage friends Steph Curry and Kerry Washington to explicate nan concept's importance, on pinch others like Megan Rapinoe, Shonda Rhimes, and Chris Paul. 

Country vocalist Reyna Roberts besides made an appearance, arsenic did Filipino-American beauty influencer Bretman Rock. All urged onlookers to commencement reasoning astir their preferred campaigner up of nan US election, astatine nan behest of When We All Vote.

Obama launched nan nonpartisan patient successful 2018 to summation elector participation. The video comes days aft she and Barack declared their allegiance to Kamala Harris.

The advertisement originates pinch nan stars receiving a abrupt telephone telephone from nan erstwhile first lady, who sternly asks each 1 of them, 'Are you voting this year?'

Rapinoe, an outspoken Democrat who has openly criticized Donald Trump, was first to respond.

'Yeah, absolutely,' nan retired USWNT subordinate answers proudly, arsenic a split-screen shows her and her chap progressive.

'Of people I am!' salient TV shaper Rhimes astatine this constituent chimes in.

'One hundred-percent yes!' Roberts, a achromatic female who has advocated for inclusivity successful nan euphony manufacture since surfacing successful 2020, past exclaims.

'Obviously!' adds Washington, arsenic each are seen answering Obama's figurative and literal call.

'You already know,' adds San Antonio Spurs constituent defender Chris Paul - seen taking alongside his 15-year-old son, Chris Jr. 

After his snippet, Obama again appears connected nan screen, this clip telling viewers, 'Now, it's your move to reply nan call' - earlier issuing a reminder that nan predetermination is 'just 100 days away.'

Within that span, Democrats will person to travel up pinch a actual campaigner successful nan aftermath of Joe Biden's last-minute reversal - aft which his VP Harris has surfaced arsenic nan heir apparent.

Biden himself took 23 minutes to rumor an endorsement for his aged moving mate earlier announcing his determination to driblet retired connected July 21 - while nan Obamas took nan amended portion of an full week.

The video shared Sunday, a week later, issued nary specified endorsement, but pinch nan formed of characters astatine play, it seemed to not beryllium leaning toward immoderate conservatives.

Obama, 60, seemed to erase each uncertainty erstwhile she specifically cited issues for illustration 'reproductive authorities [and] nan environment' - touted arsenic 'our future', group to beryllium decided 'on nan ballot'.

'So, are you voting this year?' nan Chicago autochthonal goes connected to inquire - a mobility past echoed times by Rhimes, Paul, and Rock, respectively.

'Join Me,' Roberts past says.

'Join Me,' adds Curry - earlier a corporate 'Join us', pinch Obama finishing, 'by getting registered and fresh to ballot pinch When We All Vote today.

'Text "Join" to 56005,' nan connection concludes, putting an extremity to an advert afloat of outspoken progressives.

All speech from Roberts service arsenic chairs connected nan supposedly  nonpartisan initiative, which is besides tally by celebs for illustration Tom Hanks and Selena Gomez.

Jennifer Lopez and Lin Manuel Miranda besides service arsenic chairs, arsenic does character Rita Wilson.

Paul was a staunch Obama protagonist and moreover a insignificant personnel of nan president's administration, arsenic was nan lawsuit pinch Curry.

Rapinoe and Rimes are besides outspoken Democrats, pinch some astatine points panning erstwhile president Trump.

Rock, a cheery man, and Roberts, a devout Christian, person been little vocal pinch their views, but some person fought for much practice for disenfranchised peoples successful media, peculiarly from their respective races and/or gender identity.

Such causes, while important, are viewed by Republicans arsenic not truthful overmuch arsenic a privilege but talking points for nan near - a broadside that presently is successful nan midst of immoderate chaos arsenic an charismatic campaigner remains up successful nan air. 

Referencing video released by nan Harris squad showing really Michelle and Barack delivered their endorsement to her complete nan phone, a Democratic charismatic told DailyMail.com that nan erstwhile president wanted to do thing 'more than a statement.'

Asking to stay unnamed, nan charismatic added nan announcement was held disconnected arsenic to not overshadow President Joe Biden 's Oval Office reside Wednesday night. 

'I can't person this telephone telephone without saying to my woman Kamala, I americium proud of you,' Michelle is heard telling Harris successful nan snippet. 'This is going to beryllium historic.'

'We called to say, Michelle and I, couldn't beryllium prouder to endorse you and to do everything we tin to get you done this predetermination and into nan Oval Office,' nan erstwhile president astatine this constituent chimes in.

Ahead of nan endorsement announcement, nan Trump run issued its ain statement, 1 that indicated Trump would not finalize a statement schedule until 'Democrats formally determine connected their nominee.'

'There is simply a beardown consciousness by galore successful nan Democrat Party - namely Barack Hussein Obama - that Kamala Harris is simply a Marxist fraud who cannot hit President Trump, and they are still holding retired for personification 'better,'' said Trump run spokesperson Steven Cheung Thursday night. 

Harris, meanwhile, thanked some Obamas earlier she sewage disconnected nan telephone successful nan video Wednesday .

'I conscionable want to show you that nan words you person spoken and nan relationship that you person fixed complete each these years mean much than I tin express,' she said. 'So convey you both, it intends truthful much.

'And we're going to person immoderate nosy pinch it too, aren't we?' she went connected to ask. 

To that, Michelle replied, 'Indeed!', arsenic nan erstwhile president added, 'Well ... look, you're a happy warrior.' 

'And nan state needs a happy warrior,' Michelle successful move declared, arsenic nan Democratic information process, group to beryllium held virtually up of nan Chicago convention, is poised to wrap by August 7.

By then, a campaigner will beryllium declared.