What’s up? It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and first and foremost its
election day - I hope you’ve already voted or have plans to vote today. This
election is too important to sit out on so make sure you cast your ballot!
And in light of it being election day, we’re going to look back at some of the celebs current
president Donald Trump has either fought with, called out, or slammed over the past few years.
Starting with Taylor Swift.
Over the past few years, Taylor Swift has become more and more vocal about political issues.
And she hasn’t been afraid of publicly denouncing Donald Trump tweeting things like
“Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly:
He is WELL AWARE that we do not want him as our president. He’s chosen to blatantly
cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.”
And “Donald Trump’s ineffective leadership gravely worsened the crisis that we are in
and he is now taking advantage of it to subvert and destroy
our right to vote and vote safely. Request a ballot early. Vote early.”
Taylor has also endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to her
hundreds of millions of followers on social media.
Well, this all hasn’t sat well with Donald Trump who spoke out against Taylor back in 2018,
around when she first started speaking up about political issues.
Donald Trump had previously praised Taylor, before he was president, even calling her fantastic.
But when Taylor spoke out against republican candidates running in
her home state of Tennessee, here’s what Trump had to say.
“I’m sure Taylor Swift has nothing, or doesn’t know anything about her. And
let’s say that I like Taylor’s music about 25% less now ok.”
Meghan Markle is another celebrity who’s been outspoken about her dislike for Donald Trump,
and he’s thrown shade right back at her.
“And with as misogynistic as Trump is and so vocal about it that’s a huge chunk of
it. You’re not just voting for a woman if it’s Hillary just because she’s a woman but
because certainly Trump has made it easy to see you don’t want that kind of world.”
And this year, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry used their voices to encourage voting.
They went against typical Royal Family protocol and spoke about politics.
“Every four years we’re told the same thing,
that this is the most important election of our lifetime, but this one is. When we vote,
our values are put into action and our voices are heard. Your voice is a reminder that you matter.”
Harry and Meghan went on to say that they reject misinformation,
hate speech, and negativity, many things that Trump has been accused of.
Obviously, Trump wasn’t so fond of the Royal couple’s remarks.
He specifically took a dig at Meghan Markle shortly after their voting PSA came out.
“I’m not a fan of hers. And uh I would say this…
and she probably has heard that. But I wish a lot of luck to Harry cause he’s gonna need it.”
And Meghan isn’t the only woman Donald Trump has dragged when discussing a famous couple.
Last year, Trump also called out Chrissy Teigen when talking about Chrissy and John Legend.
Chrissy and John are both vocal about their dislike of Donald Trump,
but last year he clapped back and dragged both of them on Twitter.
It all started when John appeared at a criminal
justice town hall that was hosted by the “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt.
John discussed the USA’s broken criminal justice system and his organization
Let's Free America that aims to help transform the system.
“And your governors are doing in your state. Those are the laws that affect
most of our incarceration population, not the federal laws. Also be aware
of what’s happening with your district attorney elections. A very underrated
aspect of this is how much discretion a district attorney has in your community.”
Trump seemingly wasn’t thrilled with John’s statements and took to Twitter
to air his grievances about John and Chrissy.
Trump attempted to defend his administration's
Criminal Justice Reform and said Obama couldn’t come close to what he’s done.
Trump went on saying “Guys like boring musician
@johnlegend and his filthy mouthed wife, are talking now about how great
it is - but I didn’t see them around when we needed help getting it passed.”
#FilthyMouthedWife quickly started trending on Twitter after Trump’s post
and John responded to the nasty tweets.
He said quote, “Imagine being president of a whole country and spending your
Sunday night hate watching MSNBC hoping somebody -- ANYBODY -- will praise you.
Melania praise this man. He needs you. Your country needs you Melania.”
Trump also hasn’t been shy about spewing hate at
some of the most beloved stars in Hollywood like Meryl Streep.
YES, you heard that right, he came for Meryl.
Trump spoke out after Meryl’s powerful 2017 Golden Globes speech
where she spoke out against Trump’s immigration reforms, without naming him specifically.
“Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if you kick them all out
you’ll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.”
She went on and called out Trump for making fun of a disabled reporter back in 2016.
“Someone he outranked in privilege, power, and the capacity to fight back. It, it kind of broke
my heart and I still can’t get it out of my head because it wasn’t in a movie, it was real life.”
Trump went on Twitter after Meryl’s speech and wrote quote, “Meryl Streep,
one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood,
doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a.....”
Ok… yeah he went there, how dare he come for Meryl like that. One of the most overrated
actresses in Hollywood?! Tell that to her 150 awards and over 400 nominations.
And these are just a few examples. Trump has also called out plenty of other stars who’ve
spoken out against him like Debra Messing, Jimmy Fallon, Oprah, Bette Midler, and so many more.
And as we said earlier, today is election day - if you have any questions about where to vote
or how to find your polling place, we’ve linked some resources down in the description for you.
If you want more on which celebs Donald Trump has actually blocked on social media,
click right over here for another Clevver News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below if you’ve already voted or what your voting plan is.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!