Billie Eilish tore into Donald Trump after his win over Kamala Harris within the 2024 presidential election throughout her present in Nashville, Tennessee.
After the Republican was declared the forty seventh president of the U.S., the singer paused her live performance Wednesday evening to slam Trump as a “convicted predator.”
In fan-filmed footage shared on TikTok, Eilish instructed the group that she even considered canceling her present resulting from Trump’s win however determined towards it.
“It’s such a privilege that I get to do that with you guys and that we have now this in a time like proper now,” she stated.
The “Lunch” singer went on to sympathize with the ladies within the viewers who’ve been abused, telling them, “I need you to know that you simply’re secure with me, and also you’re protected right here, and that you’re secure on this room.”
“And the track that we’re about to do is … in regards to the abuse that exists on this world upon girls and a variety of the experiences that I’ve gone by means of and folks I do know have gone by means of,” she continued. “To let you know the reality, I’ve by no means met one single lady who doesn’t have a narrative of abuse. Not one.”
Eilish then criticized Trump, calling him “somebody who hates girls so deeply” earlier than dedicating her 2022 track “TV” — which references Roe v. Wade being overturned, one thing that Trump has taken credit score for — to all the ladies within the crowd.
“I’ve handled some stuff myself, and I’ve been taken benefit of. My boundaries had been crossed, to say it politely, and now an individual who’s a … let’s say convicted predator, let’s say that — God, my coronary heart is thrashing quick — somebody who hates girls so, so deeply is about to be the president of the US of America,” Eilish stated. “So, this track is for all the ladies on the market. I really like you, I assist you.”
Final yr, Trump was discovered accountable for sexually abusing writer and journalist E. Jean Carroll within the ’90s. A number of girls have additionally accused him of sexual assault or harassment.
Previous to her onstage remarks, Eilish grieved Trump’s win in her Instagram story after the election outcomes had been introduced, calling his victory “a conflict on girls.”
Watch a clip from Eilish’s present beneath.
