Avengers assemble in virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden

Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana all took part in last night’s Zoom call, while Robert Downey Jr, who played Iron Man in the films, joined near the end as a surprise guest

Stars of The Avengers have assembled for a virtual fundraiser in support of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign which saw running mate Kamala Harris compare Donald Trump to the film’s destructive supervillain Thanos.

Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana all took part in last night’s Zoom call, while Robert Downey Jr, who played Iron Man in the films, joined near the end as a surprise guest.

The Hollywood stars urged viewers to donate money towards the Democratic candidate’s bid to defeat Mr Trump in the election less than two weeks away.

Harris, who was celebrating her 56th birthday, was joined by her husband Doug Emhoff on the 70-minute video call - where they discussed the Marvel universe and parallels between it and the political situation in America.

The vice presidential candidate there was “such symmetry” between the plot of the movies, where the superheroes battle to save the world from the evil Thanos, and current global affairs.

Speaking about Thanos, Harris said: “Because, of course, that was about the fate of the universe and he [Thanos] held the fate of the universe in his hand.”

She added: “And right now we are looking at somebody [Trump] who is denying science.”

Her husband continued: “One of the last times we saw you all together Thanos tried to snap his fingers and kill half the universe, but thanks to science we solved the problem. But the threat we face now isn’t entirely different. A global pandemic, a climate crisis, and a president who is making it all worse. He is a villain fit for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, except the tweets more, and he’s an active super spreader.”

Harris continued her comparison by suggesting that American voters were assembling for democracy.

“It’s those people standing in lines right now, waiting to vote in the rain. Waiting to vote in spite of state legislatures or state officials who are making it difficult for people to vote or trying to make it confusing for people to vote. But folks are suiting up in our country. So I guess if the Avengers can assemble from across the galaxy, then the American people can get together from wherever we are, whoever we voted for in the last election and whatever language our grandmother spoke and come together to get our country on the right track.”

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