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<p>Singer, actor, &#39;90s icon Bette Midler has emerged as one of the fiercest anti-Trump celebrities, holding nothing back in her relentless criticism of #45 on Twitter. She even writes rhymes about how much she hates him.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mr Trump rapes us all with impunity <br>Now he’s Pres he get big time immunity.<br>Mr Mueller’s a kind man<br>But he isn’t a blind man<br>And <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Trump</a> is a cancer on the community.<br><br>Sorry.</p>&mdash; bettemidler (@BetteMidler) <a href="https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1154147476242403328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>(I suspect she&#39;s not actually &quot;sorry&quot;).</p><p>Let&#39;s not forget when she wrote a rhyme about his tiny wiener, just two days ago!</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FortPussy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FortPussy</a> war must be won<br>So DT brought out his big gun<br>The women were willing <br>Tho it hardly was filling<br>It looked and felt more like<br>his thumb!</p>&mdash; bettemidler (@BetteMidler) <a href="https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1153840917377216512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>We know her tweets have gotten under his skin, because he has tweeted back at her, once calling her a &quot;sick scammer&quot; and a &quot;washed up psycho.&quot;</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Washed up psycho <a href="https://twitter.com/BetteMidler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BetteMidler</a> was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally fabricated by her in order to make “your great president” look really bad. She got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught. A sick scammer!</p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1136067842879709184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Recently Bette Midler tweeted about how she thinks Donald Trump hired black people to be &quot;blackground&quot; at a recent rally.</h2><oembed>https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1154044513872015361</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;Look, there are African American men in this shot!&quot; she wrote. &quot;How much did he pay them to be &#39;blackground&#39;?&quot;</p><h2>A lot of people think Midler&#39;s tweet crossed a line and are calling her &quot;racist&quot; for assuming all black people should share the same views.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bette Midler just said On July 24, 2019, that she thinks black men cannot think for themselves but are willing to be bribed. Bette Midler is saying it is all about the Benjamins for black men. She is the definition of a racist. <a href="https://t.co/b4BbZJ6QG8">pic.twitter.com/b4BbZJ6QG8</a></p>&mdash; Heather Champion ™️ (@winningatmylife) <a href="https://twitter.com/winningatmylife/status/1154109406805708806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You racist POS<br><br>So you are saying Black folks are stupid and desperate.<br><br>We cannot have a diversity of thought like white people?<br><br>We better get our black a** back in line like you racist white Democrats believe we should be?<br><br>I&#39;ve been to WH 3x &amp; 2 rallies VIP, never got a dime</p>&mdash; Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOfficerTatum/status/1154135063782547456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That’s racist</p>&mdash; Chad Williams-Owen 🇺🇸 (@RealChadWO) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealChadWO/status/1154162302775681024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bette Midler clearly thinks that all Blacks are, or at least should be, politically monolithic - sounds racist to me.</p>&mdash; John Betts (@JohnFromCranber) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFromCranber/status/1154177911123075073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>One of the people to call out Midler&#39;s tweet is actor, noted scientologist, and ex-Trump voter until she later changed her mind, Kirstie Alley.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is one of the most racist, degrading &quot;jokes&quot; I&#39;ve seen on Twitter &amp; that&#39;s saying a lot. We get it Bette, you hate Trump &amp; that&#39;s your right but to imply Black men have to be PAID to celebrate their OWN political views is pure and REAL racism. And &quot;BLACKGROUND&quot;?? WTF??!! <a href="https://t.co/7PXH75tf8i">https://t.co/7PXH75tf8i</a></p>&mdash; Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) <a href="https://twitter.com/kirstiealley/status/1154369323923922944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;This is one of the most racist, degrading &#39;jokes&#39; I&#39;ve seen on Twitter &amp; that&#39;s saying a lot,&quot; she wrote. &quot;We get it Bette, you hate Trump &amp; that&#39;s your right but to imply Black men have to be PAID to celebrate their OWN political views is pure and REAL racism. And &#39;BLACKGROUND&#39;?? WTF??!!&quot;</p><p>On the other side, many are arguing that using his black supporters as political props by positioning them strategically for photos is exactly something Trump does and would do.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/effinalavina/status/1154373250274582533</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/BetteMidler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BetteMidler</a> No, Trump is the REAL racist. I believe they are plants as well. IF not, they are PLACED on stage to stage inclusion. TRUST, the OVERWHELMING major of African Americans in NO WAY support him!</p>&mdash; dzme💜Prnc (@dzme2) <a href="https://twitter.com/dzme2/status/1154451408822759424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Its widely known he pays people to attend his rallies. We&#39;ve seen the ads.<br><br>Worded horribly, but doubt she&#39;s wrong</p>&mdash; Tracie says to #vote Ⓥ 🐘 (@TPDMomof3) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPDMomof3/status/1154436200800948226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But I agree that Bette could&#39;ve probably worded her tweet a whole lot better and avoided the word &quot;blackground&quot; entirely. Maybe she should stick to rhymes about Trump&#39;s tiny dick.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Bette Midler called 'racist' for claiming Trump paid black people to attend his rally.

Singer, actor, &#39;90s icon Bette Midler has emerged as one of the fiercest anti-Trump celebrities, holding nothing back in her relentless criticism of #45 on Twitter. She even writes rhymes about how much she hates him.Mr Trump rapes us all with impunity Now he’s Pres he get big time immunity.Mr Mueller’s a kind manBut he isn’t a blind manAnd #Trump is a cancer on the community.Sorry.&mdash; bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 24, 2019 (I suspect she&#39;s not actually &quot;sorry&quot;).Let&#39;s not forget when she wrote a rhyme about his tiny wiener, just two days ago!The #FortPussy war must be wonSo DT brought out his big gunThe women were willing Tho it hardly was fillingIt looked and felt more likehis thumb!&mdash; bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 24, 2019 We know her tweets have gotten under his skin, because he has tweeted back at her, once calling her a &quot;sick scammer&quot; and a &quot;washed up psycho.&quot;Washed up psycho @BetteMidler was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally fabricated by her in order to make “your great president” look really bad. She got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught. A sick scammer!&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2019 Recently Bette Midler tweeted about how she thinks Donald Trump hired black people to be &quot;blackground&quot; at a recent rally.https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1154044513872015361&quot;Look, there are African American men in this shot!&quot; she wrote. &quot;How much did he pay them to be &#39;blackground&#39;?&quot;A lot of people think Midler&#39;s tweet crossed a line and are calling her &quot;racist&quot; for assuming all black people should share the same views.Bette Midler just said On July 24, 2019, that she thinks black men cannot think for themselves but are willing to be bribed. Bette Midler is saying it is all about the Benjamins for black men. She is the definition of a racist. pic.twitter.com/b4BbZJ6QG8&mdash; Heather Champion ™️ (@winningatmylife) July 24, 2019 You racist POSSo you are saying Black folks are stupid and desperate.We cannot have a diversity of thought like white people?We better get our black a** back in line like you racist white Democrats believe we should be?I&#39;ve been to WH 3x &amp; 2 rallies VIP, never got a dime&mdash; Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) July 24, 2019 That’s racist&mdash; Chad Williams-Owen 🇺🇸 (@RealChadWO) July 24, 2019 Bette Midler clearly thinks that all Blacks are, or at least should be, politically monolithic - sounds racist to me.&mdash; John Betts (@JohnFromCranber) July 24, 2019 One of the people to call out Midler&#39;s tweet is actor, noted scientologist, and ex-Trump voter until she later changed her mind, Kirstie Alley.This is one of the most racist, degrading &quot;jokes&quot; I&#39;ve seen on Twitter &amp; that&#39;s saying a lot. We get it Bette, you hate Trump &amp; that&#39;s your right but to imply Black men have to be PAID to celebrate their OWN political views is pure and REAL racism. And &quot;BLACKGROUND&quot;?? WTF??!! https://t.co/7PXH75tf8i&mdash; Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) July 25, 2019 &quot;This is one of the most racist, degrading &#39;jokes&#39; I&#39;ve seen on Twitter &amp; that&#39;s saying a lot,&quot; she wrote. &quot;We get it Bette, you hate Trump &amp; that&#39;s your right but to imply Black men have to be PAID to celebrate their OWN political views is pure and REAL racism. And &#39;BLACKGROUND&#39;?? WTF??!!&quot;On the other side, many are arguing that using his black supporters as political props by positioning them strategically for photos is exactly something Trump does and would do.https://twitter.com/effinalavina/status/1154373250274582533@BetteMidler No, Trump is the REAL racist. I believe they are plants as well. IF not, they are PLACED on stage to stage inclusion. TRUST, the OVERWHELMING major of African Americans in NO WAY support him!&mdash; dzme💜Prnc (@dzme2) July 25, 2019 Its widely known he pays people to attend his rallies. We&#39;ve seen the ads.Worded horribly, but doubt she&#39;s wrong&mdash; Tracie says to #vote Ⓥ 🐘 (@TPDMomof3) July 25, 2019 Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But I agree that Bette could&#39;ve probably worded her tweet a whole lot better and avoided the word &quot;blackground&quot; entirely. Maybe she should stick to rhymes about Trump&#39;s tiny dick.

Singer, actor, &#39;90s icon Bette Midler has emerged as one of the fiercest anti-Trump celebrities, holding nothing back in her relentless criticism of #45 on Twitter. She even writes rhymes about how much she hates him.    (I suspect...