Celebrities really are just like us: Staring at their phones in disbelief as social media algorithms beam exhausting and omnipresent news. On Tuesday President Donald Trump addressed the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, in a speech that seemed to absolve the white supremacists who were there.
And as POTUS’ remarks once again raised doubts about his condemnation of white supremacists, whom he called “very fine people,” celebrities added their voices to the national conversation. And so, here are their tweets:
No, not the same. One side is racist, bigoted, Nazi. The other opposes racism and bigotry. Morally different universes.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) August 16, 2017
Do you think @realDonaldTrump @POTUS saying “both sides are to blame” in #Charlottesville makes him a racist supporter? Yes or no?
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/897569544427810816
To defend white supremacists and then slang his shitty ass grape juice pretty much sums the man up
— Steve Nash (@SteveNash) August 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/897556214850215936
I can NOT believe what I’m watching on television right now. How is this man our president? Honestly?
— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) August 15, 2017
Hate has always existed in America. Yes we know that but Donald Trump just made it fashionable again! Statues has nothing to do with us now!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 15, 2017
Impeach this bad man. https://t.co/yZiSnY7boD
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) August 15, 2017
Beau Willimon, who adapted House of Cards for Netflix, jumped on the #ImpeachTrump trending hashtag that shot up to No. 1 in the U.S. on Twitter.
To every member of Congress – harsh words are not enough. You cannot allow a neo-Nazi defender to remain in power. #ImpeachTrump
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) August 15, 2017
I haven’t seen anything that crazy since Tyson bit Holyfield @realDonaldTrump
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) August 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/DonCheadle/status/897560444054888448
Impeach this bad man. https://t.co/yZiSnY7boD
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) August 15, 2017
One good thing about that abomination of a speech: it’s now impossible for any Trump supporter to pretend they don’t know what he is.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 15, 2017
Pictured: the violent alt-left charging the Nazis during WWII. pic.twitter.com/a6BqW51V8g
— Richie Branson (@richiebranson) August 15, 2017
It’s the silence that ruins freindships/relationships. It’s impossible to “love” ppl & stay silent in the face of their pain. Are u an ally?
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) August 15, 2017
What…the…FUCK is happening in our country? Our president just…sided…with…Nazis and white nationalists. Holy. FUCK https://t.co/YJzAQBUJgp
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 15, 2017
Thank YOU David Duke for making it ever more chrystal clear what we’re dealing with https://t.co/Uzzf93MVAa
— Chris Meloni (@Chris_Meloni) August 16, 2017
Well, there’s only one show in my Emmy category that let Donald Trump host during his campaign & it sure as hell wasn’t BILLY ON THE STREET!
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) August 15, 2017
Trump must be removed. Republicans, stand up to this obscene man.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 15, 2017
It’s the kind of political stress that makes you want to make like R&B great Lionel Richie, and consider sitting out the president’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.
