Pop star Madonna has directed criticism at President Donald Trump’s administration days after he was inaugurated into office.
The singer, who supported former Vice President Kamala Harris in the recent election cycle, took to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday to share her thoughts on the new government, which has been in place since Trump’s January 20 swearing in ceremony.
“It’s so sad to watch our new Government slowly dismantling all the Freedoms we have been fighting for and WON over the years,” the “Express Yourself” hitmaker wrote, alongside red heart and LGBTQ pride flag emojis. “Don’t give up the Fight!”
As of press time, the post has garnered more than 4 million views. Newsweek has contacted a representative of Trump via email for comment.
In the days since he has taken office, Trump has rolled out a plethora of executive orders aimed at transgender people, immigrants and climate change policies, among other things.
Madonna’s comments about Trump mark the latest in a number of remarks she has made about the returning president.
Dating Claims
Several years before Trump made his first presidential run in 2016, it was claimed that Madonna was one of the “important, beautiful women” who had expressed romantic interest in the former host of The Apprentice.
The claim was shared with People in 1991 by a “John Miller,” who was described as a publicist for Trump. At the time, veteran columnist Cindy Adams listened to a recording of the interview and declared: “There is no John Miller. That’s Donald.”
Madonna addressed the claims in a 2019 interview with The New York Times, telling the newspaper that she recalled speaking with Trump on the phone in Florida.
Left, Madonna is pictured on September 15, 2016 in London, England. Right, President Donald Trump is seen in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2025. Karwai Tang/WireImage;/Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
“I did a Versace campaign with [photographer] Steven Meisel at his house in Palm Beach,” she said, adding that Trump called her on a number of occasions. “He kept going: ‘Hey, is everything OK? Finding yourself comfortable? Are the beds comfortable? Is everything good? Are you happy?
What Madonna Has Said About Donald Trump
Pop star Madonna has directed criticism at President Donald Trump‘s administration days after he was inaugurated into office.
The singer, who supported former Vice President Kamala Harris in the recent election cycle, took to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday to share her thoughts on the new government, which has been in place since Trump’s January 20 swearing in ceremony.
“It’s so sad to watch our new Government slowly dismantling all the Freedoms we have been fighting for and WON over the years,” the “Express Yourself” hitmaker wrote, alongside red heart and LGBTQ pride flag emojis. “Don’t give up the Fight!”
It’s so sad to watch our new Government slowly dismantling all the Freedoms we have been fighting for and WON over the years. 🏳️🌈💔
Don’t give up the Fight! pic.twitter.com/6FiziYa2zM— Madonna (@Madonna) January 28, 2025
As of press time, the post has garnered more than 4 million views. Newsweek has contacted a representative of Trump via email for comment.
In the days since he has taken office, Trump has rolled out a plethora of executive orders aimed at transgender people, immigrants and climate change policies, among other things.
Madonna’s comments about Trump mark the latest in a number of remarks she has made about the returning president. Newsweek has taken a look at what the star has said about the onetime real estate mogul over the years.
Dating Claims
Several years before Trump made his first presidential run in 2016, it was claimed that Madonna was one of the “important, beautiful women” who had expressed romantic interest in the former host of The Apprentice.
The claim was shared with People in 1991 by a “John Miller,” who was described as a publicist for Trump. At the time, veteran columnist Cindy Adams listened to a recording of the interview and declared: “There is no John Miller. That’s Donald.”
Madonna addressed the claims in a 2019 interview with The New York Times, telling the newspaper that she recalled speaking with Trump on the phone in Florida.
“I did a Versace campaign with [photographer] Steven Meisel at his house in Palm Beach,” she said, adding that Trump called her on a number of occasions. “He kept going: ‘Hey, is everything OK? Finding yourself comfortable? Are the beds comfortable? Is everything good? Are you happy?’”
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Per The New York Times, Madonna described Trump has having a “weak character,” attributing it to his public image as an alpha male.
“They’re overcompensating for how insecure they feel—a man who is secure with himself, a human who is secure with themselves, doesn’t have to go around bullying people all the time,” Madonna said.
At the time of the interview, Trump was more than halfway through his first term as president. Sharing her political views, Madonna said that some of themes explored on her album Madame X explored her anger over world leaders like Trump “who seemed to be systematically removing all of our personal freedoms.”
‘Heartbreak’
In December 2016, weeks after Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, Madonna shared her feelings on the outcome.
“It felt like someone died,” she told Billboard. “It felt like a combination of the heartbreak and betrayal you feel when someone you love more than anything leaves you, and also a death. I feel that way every morning; I wake up and say, ‘Oh, wait, Donald Trump is still the president,’ and it wasn’t a bad dream that I had.”
“It feels like women betrayed us,” Madonna continued. “The percentage of women who voted for Trump was insanely high.”
Madonna further said that she had “gotten into major arguments” with people who had backed Trump, adding: “In a way, it makes sense that Donald Trump is the president. Because money rules. Not intelligence, not experience, not a moral compass, not the ability to make wise decisions, not the ability to think of the future of the human race.”
Sharing that she planned to take action, the star said: “I’m trying to figure out my response to Trump. I like the idea that women are marching on Washington, D.C., the day after the inauguration. I want to rain on his parade. I was put on this earth to fight for the underdog and fight against discrimination.”
‘Charismatic’
On a personal note, Madonna said that while she “wouldn’t call [Trump] a friend or anything,” she had “certainly met him,” mentioning the Versace campaign she shot at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
“He’s a very friendly guy, charismatic in that boastful, macho, alpha-male way. I found his political incorrectness amusing,” she said of Trump. “Of course, I didn’t know he was going to be running for president 20 years later. People like that exist in the world, I’m OK with it. They just can’t be heads of state. I just can’t put him and [former President] Barack Obama in the same sentence, same room, same job description.”
The day after Trump first took office in 2017, Madonna sparked a backlash when she spoke at the anti-Trump Women’s March in Washington, D.C.
While addressing fellow protesters, the Michigan native said: “Yes, I’m angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House. But I know that this won’t change anything.”
In turn, Trump called the singer “disgusting,” as an army of his supporters rushed to condemn the remarks.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, Madonna said that her comments had been taken “wildly out of context.”
“I am not a violent person, I do not promote violence and it’s important people hear and understand my speech in its entirety rather than one phrase,” she wrote.
She went on to explain that she had attempted to share that there are two choices when it comes to responding to Trump’s election victory—with anger or hope. Madonna shared that she wanted to start a “revolution of love.”
Leaving Town
While Madonna didn’t name Trump directly, she told Vogue Italia in a 2018 interview that she had left the U.S. for Portugal, as she and her family “needed a change.”
“I wanted to get out of America for a minute—as you know, this is not America’s finest hour,” she explained.
In the days that followed the 2024 election, Madonna made it clear that she was unhappy with the result. Taking to Instagram, the mother of six shared a photo of a cake emblazoned with the words, “F*** Trump.”
A follow-up post shared on her Instagram Story alluded to the legal and civil trials that Trump had gone through, while also calling him a “bigot.”
“Trying to get my head around why a convicted felon, rapist, bigot was chosen to lead our country because he’s good for the economy?” Madonna wrote, per The Independent.
While Trump was last year found liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, neither verdict involved a finding of rape as defined under New York law.
Trump was last year ordered to pay Carroll $5 million after an initial lawsuit. In January, he was ordered to pay her $83.3 million on additional defamation claims. He is appealing both verdicts and has denied any wrongdoing.
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