Actor Paul Rudd made an unexpected cameo during an MSNBC live hit from a polling station in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Voters stood in line for hours on the campus of Temple University in a city where Vice President Kamala Harris hopes the turnout will be large. Harris held four rallies in Pennsylvania on Monday in what could be the pivotal swing state in her race against former President Donald Trump.
MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff was reporting from Temple University, where he interviewed voters who said they had been in line for two hours. He noted that a table had been set up to provide people in line with snacks and drinks as they waited.
When he concluded his report, he threw it back to Deadline: White House host Nicolle Wallace.
“Two things,” she said. “If the people handing out snacks are taking donations for their snack supply, please get me a Venmo, and I will Venmo them to replenish the snack line.”
Soboroff looked off-screen and shouted, “Nicolle Wallace wants your Venmo, guys.”
As Wallace began speaking again, Soboroff seemed distracted and began power-walking down the voting line:
SOBOROFF: Nicolle, hold on one second. Excuse me for interrupting you, but someone’s here, I think, that I heard came out when they heard that there was a long line here. Here he is. Hey, Paul! Paul! I’m live with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC. Paul Rudd just showed up, Nicolle, because he heard the line was so long. Paul, what brought you out?
RUDD: I just wanted to give people water. They’re waiting in line for a long time, and it’s a wonderful thing that all these young people are out voting.
SOBOROFF: Two hours, they’re saying, some of these young guys are on in line for.
RUDD: That’s impressive.
SOBOROFF: When you heard that, did you say, “Right away, I’ve got to come out here. I’ve got to get to this line”?
RUDD: We’ve been doing lots of stuff today here in Pennsylvania. And, yeah, we wanted to come out and tell these students that they’re doing really great things.
SOBOROFF: It’s good to see you. I appreciate being here. How are you feeling about the election?
RUDD: I feel good about handing out some waters.
SOBOROFF: I’ll let you do it. Nicolle Wallace wanted their Venmo. Get your Venmo because she wants to give some waters out, too.
RUDD: I appreciate it.
SOBOROFF: Thanks, Paul.
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