Bette Midler Sends Bold Political Message About Donald Trump
What To Know
- Bette Midler publicly criticized President Donald Trump on Instagram, sharing a quote that condemned his leadership and its global impact.
- Her post came after Trump threatened Iran with severe consequences if it did not comply with his demands regarding the Strait of Hormuz, though a ceasefire was reached just before the deadline.
- Midler has been a consistent vocal critic of Trump, previously using her platform and performances to satirize and oppose his administration.
Bette Midler just sent a bold political message about President Donald Trump amid his threat that a “whole civilization” will die in Iran.
On Tuesday, April 7, the Hocus Pocus and Beaches actress, 80, took to Instagram with a blunt reaction to the POTUS’ threat and subsequent ceasefire agreement as the war in Iran continues. Midler’s post quoted Joe Walsh, a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois who served from 2011 to 2013.
“In 14 months, Trump has turned America into a country that people around the world hate, fear, feel sorry for, laugh at, are sickened by, no longer believe in, and want absolutely nothing to do with,” the Walsh quote read. “I suppose when you put an utterly stupid, cruel, corrupt, lawless, dishonest madman in the White House, that’ll happen.”
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Middler’s post about Trump came in the wake of the POTUS threatening to target Iran’s infrastructure if the nation missed his deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, per Time. The 79-year-old vowed that a “whole civilization” would die, “never to be brought back again,” if they didn’t bend to his demands.
Ultimately, the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on both sides, less than two hours before the deadline, CBS News reported. The latter also agreed to allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz during this time if vessels coordinated with Iranian armed forces.
Middler has remained a vocal critic of Trump and his administration during his two terms as president. In October, she serenaded Stephen Colbert with a Trump-bashing parody of “Wind Beneath My Wings” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
“It must have been cold here at The Late Show, despite the high ratings and awards,” she sang. “You need a gig that’s more worthwhile, now that you’re more in demand than Epstein’s file. Did you ever know you’re my Frodo? You stand for what’s right with wit and class. And I hold you high as the great eagles because you never kissed the orange a**.”
After the audience joined in to repeat, “Kissed the orange a**,” she continued with Lord of the Rings-inspired lyrics: “Fly, fly, fly away, like Gandalf’s golden wings! Thank you, thank you! Thank God for the lord of all our rings.”
What do you think of the situation in Iran and Middler’s reaction?
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Colbert For President, Midler For Vice President.Gets my vote instead of TACO.
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She is saying what the majority of Americans are feeling. It’s like riding an insane horse towards a burning barn! It’s one horror after another on a daily basis. This is our beautiful country being taken apart and destroyed by a madman and those behind him with a dark agenda. The question is how far will we fall before we start actually doing something about it other than looking into moving to Europe?!?
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You are utterly certifiable. No one supports your claims. Funny how many polls of approval are out there by CNNN (Continually Nonsense News Network) which clearly debunks your statement. I would attempt to include links but it won't do any good. You will not read them, you cannot fix stupid. Leftists are all the same wanting everything for free. No one has the understanding that running the country is not based on feelings but facts. When we overspend, we have to trim the budget cutting out some programs even if it means cutting waste from bloated programs Dems approved. No one on the Left wants to do what it really takes to get our national debt down. We have to remove officials that refuse to do anything about it - even fake Conservative officials. We can't allow illegals and others to usurp American citizens that deserve our precious resources but are routinely passed over for illegals and others to get same said resources. We are sick of activist judges that are not even in their jurisdiction ruling out of their official capacities constantly in favor of bad policies that harm our country and the very people within their actual jurisdictions of rule. We are tired of seeing our citizens be forced to follow insane, illegal policies in favor of the homosexual plus community ( thank you to those within the homosexual community that does stand up against the insanity of the Plus community.) An insane horse is ridden; you Dems can ride that same horse right back out you came on
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I might not be as sharp as yourself, but at least I don't follow the Mighty TACO..
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TACO is Putin's Poodle Pet.
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You go GF ✌🏼👍🏼
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I love Bette Midler. Colbert's show is truly missed.
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Mmm, I think it's pretty obvious who's 'nuttier than a fruitcake' here!
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Bette needs to go take her Alzheimer's meds. Go sit down, Honey. You may break a hip with your baffoonish behavior. You are a very mediocre actress, singer, and all around Communist who is so irrelevant that no one would even remember you were it not for Seinfeld's "Macaroni Midler." You are a disgrace to our country. I do not know what some of these commenters are smoking, but no one speaks for me but me. I am very proud of Pres. Trump and the work that he is achieving. He is doing exactly what I voted for. Just because the Communists, Fascists, Socialists, Democrats and other nuts are unable to understand that NO ONE WANTS WHAT THEY PEDDLE AND HAVE NOT FOR DECADES does not mean that the rest of us want those death cult policies. I think radicals should be rounded up and deported. I think that if you are clearly within any of these insane cults that you are not fit to live here even if you are born here. If she and those like her hate our country so much, then leave for their beloved Mecca of Socialism being Canada or anywhere in Europe or any Middle Eastern country. No one wants a world like we exist in in the United States. No one wants crime, homelessness, insane people running around ( guess we best reopen the asylums for Midler, Goldberg, and other elitists who think they have the right to speak for me when they are nuttier than a fruitcake!), illegals roaming freely and being given all resources while Americans who have earned the right for benefits are passed over!
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