A number of stars have come together to lambast Donald Trump, following his latest press conference amid the ongoing
protests about
police brutality.
On Monday night, the US president gave a speech from the
White House Rose Garden, threatening to deploy the US military in response to the demonstrations that have been taking place nationwide.
Referring to himself as the “president of law and order”, Trump said: “Today I have strongly recommended to every governor to deploy the National Guard in sufficient numbers that we dominate the streets.
“Mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled. If a city or state refuses to take the actions to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the
United States MILITARY and quickly solve the problem for them.”Following his speech, Trump posed for pictures outside of St. John’s Episcopal Church, known as the “Church Of Presidents”, which was damaged during a protest this week.
Trump has been heavily criticised for his speech by a number of celebrities, including John Legend, who claimed the president used law enforcement to clear peaceful
protesters for the photo op. “#BunkerBoy Trump had to prove he could walk in broad daylight today so he sicced the police on peaceful protesters so he could stand there and awkwardly hold the Bible,” the
Singer tweeted. “Dear God. We need to end this nightmare of a presidency.”#BunkerBoy Trump had to prove he could walk in broad daylight today so he sicced the police on peaceful protesters so he could stand there and awkwardly hold the Bible. Dear God. We need to end this nightmare of a presidency. https://t.co/umEY90OTcy— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 2, 2020Another of Trump’s most vocal critics,
Rapper Cardi B, accused him of wasting an opportunity with his speech to call for peace.
She wrote: “Believe it or not the president have a lot of power in his tongue. Today he held a press conference.
“Instead of comforting us letting us know that justice will be made and THAT YES !Black lives matter! He goes and threaten the people makin the people more angry !
“When the media said they were WHITE SUPRIMACIST looting trying to blend with the people.It didn’t take Trump 24 hours to go on
Twitter and debunk that lie but it’s been 6 days and he’s yet to speak on what’s next on police brutality for this county.”Believe it or not the president have a lot of power in his https://t.co/uTtBbt91Qq he held a press conference.Instead of comforting us letting us know that justice will be made and THAT YES !Black lives matter! He goes and threaten the people makin the people more angry !— iamcardib (@iamcardib) June 2, 2020When the media said they were WHITE SUPRIMACIST looting trying to blend with the https://t.co/nxvtai4feq didn’t take Trump 24 hours to go on twitter and debunk that lie but it’s been 6 days and he’s yet to speak on what’s next on police brutality for this county.— iamcardib (@iamcardib) June 2, 2020Ariana Grande tweeted that she was “speechless”, urging her fans to use their vote to get Trump and “corrupt officials… that are encouraging systematic
racism and discrimination” out of office.speechless...nine states have primary
elections on june 2nd.if u live in one of these states, please take things one step further by voting out the corrupt officials (not just the president) that are encouraging systematic racism and discrimination. https://t.co/FtxrFwOxINpic.twitter.com/BvakqJFfg4—
Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 2, 2020.... as u fill out your ballot, please research / make informed choices. pay attention to how the candidates running have responded in this moment. let’s do everything we can big or small to make the changes necessary to fix the system. pls stay safe.https://t.co/PNRm3VyUZh— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) June 2, 2020Other stars including Oscar-winning director Spike Lee,
Actor Samuel L Jackson and singer-songwriter Pink also took to
Social Media to voice their anger about Trump’s speech: View this post on InstagramA post shared by Spike Lee (@officialspikelee) on Jun 1, 2020 at 4:49pm PDTDid we just get Martial Lawed??! So, he just Declared War on The Public??!! It’s not 1807 this is not Rebellion!!, but I think it’s about get all kinds of fucked up here!!— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) June 1, 2020Can’t believe what I just watched.— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) June 1, 2020THIS!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/qsjJFscDaf— P!nk (@Pink) June 2, 2020So basically...he pepper sprayed
American people so he could take a photo at a church?? Is that what is happening?— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 1, 2020Wait...it gets worse. He was so upset that people called him a coward for retreating to his bunker that he had to teargas & rubber bullet some peaceful protestors so he could mosey over to a church for a photo-op while our country is leading the world in deaths during a pandemic.— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 2, 2020BREAKING:“American President Threatens Military Action Against Americans” pic.twitter.com/A8l5qyfGOG— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) June 1, 2020Trump’s speech came days after reports that he’d been rushed to an underground bunker in the White House after protests broke out in
Washington DC towards the end of last week.
The
New York Times claimed Trump was “rattled” by the protests, with
CNN claiming he was accompanied to the facility by his wife Melania and son Barron.READ MORE: Adele Urges George Floyd Protestors Not To Get ‘Disheartened, Hijacked Or Manipulated’ Billie Eilish To White People Saying 'All Lives Matter' During Protests: 'Shut The F*** Up'
Taylor Swift Accuses
Donald Trump Of ‘Stoking The Fires Of White Supremacy And Racism’