On the morning of the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention, buzz was already building about a big "surprise guest" rumored to top the previous night's celebrity speakers and one name rose to the top in terms of who it could be — Beyoncé — as her song "Freedom," off of her 2016 album, “Lemonade,” has become the anthem for Kamala Harris' campaign. But even though those rumors ended up being unfounded, it took nothing away from the joyful vibes building from the start of the convention on Monday, and the grand finale was, in actuality, exactly what it was intended to be all along — Harris herself.
As the clock ticked away on Thursday, a post to social media by White House Political Director Emmy Ruiz containing a bee emoji — thought to be a reference to "the beyhive," Beyoncé's fan club — added to the speculation surrounding a maybe/maybe not appearance by the singer, which picked up even more steam after TMZ ran a now known to be bunk "exclusive" that Beyoncé was spotted in Chicago and was a sure thing for the event. But as the night went on and Harris took the stage, the social media chatter turned to jokes about how it was all a ruse (not really) to keep people tuned in.
