Bette Midler's tweets on Melania Trump prompt xenophobia accusations: 'She still can’t speak English'
Melania Trump faced intense backlash on Twitter on Tuesday night after her 30-minute address at the Republican Convention, as entertainers Bette Midler and Kathy Griffin and journalist Brian Karam -- among others – took to social media to mercilessly insult the first lady.
Melania Trump faced intense backlash on Twitter on Tuesday night after her 30-minute address at the Republican Convention, as entertainers Bette Midler and Kathy Griffin and journalist Brian Karam -- among others – took to social media to mercilessly insult the first lady.
"Oh, God. She still can’t speak English," Midler tweeted during the speech.
The first lady's supporters fired back, labeling Midler and others as xenophobes, with actor James Woods tweeting, "The party of diversity mocks an American for her accent..."
Last weekend, Melania Trump was attacked in a tweet – later removed -- as a "foreigner" by former New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald over the newly renovated White House Rose Garden.
The first lady's supporters fired back, labeling Midler and others as xenophobes, with actor James Woods tweeting, "The party of diversity mocks an American for her accent..."
Last weekend, Melania Trump was attacked in a tweet – later removed -- as a "foreigner" by former New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald over the newly renovated White House Rose Garden.
“It is a destruction of our history, something no other First Lady would have had the gall to do,” Eichenwald tweeted. “This is the first time I have been furious that @FLOTUS is a foreigner. She has no right to wreck our history.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
In other developments:
- Melania Trump renovating White House Rose Garden with nod to original Kennedy administration design
- Dana Perino lauds Melania Trump RNC keynote speech: 'America would benefit from seeing her more'
- First lady Melania Trump opens student art exhibit on women's suffrage
- Melania Trump renovating White House Rose Garden with nod to original Kennedy administration design
- Dana Perino lauds Melania Trump RNC keynote speech: 'America would benefit from seeing her more'
- First lady Melania Trump opens student art exhibit on women's suffrage
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