Cher has torn into President Donald Trump after he retweeted anti-Muslim videos from a member of a far-right British organization.
Trump shared videos from Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen, which claimed to show Muslims committing acts of violence and assault.
His apparent endorsing of the tweets — sent to his almost 44 million followers — drew outrage from British politicians, with Prime Minister Theresa May calling it “wrong” to share them and saying Britain First exists to “divide communities through their use of hateful narratives.”
Apologizing to Britain for Trump’s actions, Cher called Trump a “demented racist” and said he was an “insufferable” clown.
The “Believe” singer (and gay icon) said she was “proud” that British politicians had stood up to Trump and publicly opposed his actions.
Check out her (signature all-caps) tweet below:
I WOULD LIKE 2 APOLOGIZE 2 BRITISH PEOPLE🙏🏻 THE PERSON WHO OCCUPIES OUR WHITE HOUSE IS A DEMENTED RACIST‼️IM NOT PROUD OF MY FEELINGS TOWARDS HIM,BUT GOD,I CANT BEAR 2 SEE OR HEAR HIM.HE'S AN INSUFFERABLE 🤡‼️IM PROUD PARLIAMENT STOOD UP TO HIM & RESCINDED HIS VISIT.😘🇬🇧
In addition to its anti-Muslim sentiments, Britain First has a history of anti-LGBTQ actions. Just this year, the group’s Facebook page seemed furious that a reality dating show would feature all-LGBTQ contestants for the first time.
After branding the move “political correctness,” Britain First’s followers quickly filled the comments section with homophobic and anti-LGBTQ language, including asking why a lesbian relationship was being “pushed down everyone else’s throat like it is normal, which it isn’t.”
Cher isn’t the only gay icon signalling their disdain for Trump on Twitter. Just last week, Bette Midler read Trump for a tweet in which he said he was America’s favorite president.
Midler retorted that she’d prefer any other president, including “the 39 who are currently decomposing corpses.”
Trump tweeted he is our favorite President. I prefer any other President, including the 39 who are currently decomposing corpses.
Owen McIntire, a 19-year-old from Parkville, Missouri, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges after allegedly firebombing Teslas at a Kansas City dealership. The crime could carry up to 30 years in prison if the UMass Boston student is convicted.
McIntire's case was elevated to the Justice Department’s national security division, which typically handles terrorism and espionage cases. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has called the incident “domestic terrorism.”
"Let me be extremely clear to anyone who still wants to firebomb a Tesla property: you will not evade us," Bondi said following McIntire’s arrest in April. "You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You will spend decades behind bars. It is not worth it."
"Well, darlings... The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed," wrote former U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on X Thursday evening. "From the halls of Congress to the chaos of cable news, what a ride it's been! Was it messy? Always. Glamorous? Occasionally. Honest? I tried... most days."
Hours later, the openly gay ex-congressman -- ever the drama queen to the end -- reported to federal prison to begin serving a seven-year sentence for fraud and identity theft.
Santos was sentenced in April to 87 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was ordered to pay $374,000 in restitution and forfeit more than $205,000 he earned through fraud.
"I was really into politics at a very young age," says Tim Miller, host of The Bulwark Podcast and an MSNBC political analyst. "I can't remember what they were called, but you'd get those kid magazines about politics that would come to your school, and I remember always really being drawn to them, and reading them and wanting to know more. I always knew lots of weird facts about politics and geography as a little middle school nerd."
Raised in St. Louis until fourth grade, when his family relocated to Littleton, Colorado, Miller became enmeshed in conservative politics at a young age, taking various campaign jobs throughout his career as a former Republican strategist. He jokes that his success at handicapping political races dates back to the 1992 election, when he won a $1 wager after betting his grandmother that then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton would unseat sitting president George H.W. Bush.
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