Kirstie Alley has responded to her critics on social media after she was blasted on Twitter for pledging her support to Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.
The trouble began on the evening of Sunday, October 18, when the actress took to her official Twitter account to state that she was voting for Donald Trump in the upcoming United States presidential election.
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In a post addressed to her 1.5 million followers on Twitter, the 69-year-old former Cheers cast member wrote:
"I’m voting for @realDonaldTrump because he’s NOT a politician. I voted for him 4 years ago for this reason and shall vote for him again for this reason."
"He gets things done quickly and he will turn the economy around quickly. There you have it folks there you have it. [sic]"
As a result, Alley was met with much criticism regarding her public support of the current president. Many people took to the comments to slate her support of the Republican leader:
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Alley has now responded to the criticism in a follow-up post, writing in a second tweet:
"Don’t think I’ve ever seen so much name-calling in my life. Definitely not on my site here anyway I guess I’m not allowed to have a viewpoint without being called a really nasty names by what I’m going to suppose are really nasty people."
She also wrote that she was frustrated with the lack of understanding and open dialogue her post received, writing in a third tweet: "I should know why people are fighting with me? They aren’t fighting with me, they’re just yelling out names and slurs and insults."
She continued: "And unfortunately the same tired 3. I’m always open for discussions. I’m never open for base bullying .. why? Because I’m an intelligent woman. [sic]"
Alley later took to Twitter to share another message with her followers, writing:
"Stick to your guns. Not always easy to be under fire but always easier than going against your own integrity. & JUST REMEMBER: if it takes thousands to try & bring u down, you must be one powerful Mfer Love wins. [sic]"
Kirstie Alley, who died of cancer this week aged 71, leaves behind a legacy as a Hollywood powerhouse and one of TV’s most iconic actresses.
But in addition to her two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe, the former Cheers star became notorious for her outspoken right-wing political views in the latter stages of her life, which she claimed got her "blackballed" from the industry.
Alley’s political controversies first came to light in 2016, when she took to Twitter to share her “formal endorsement” of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
The actress had previously endorsed Barack Obama in the previous two election cycles, and her support for the then-Republican candidate was seen in hindsight as a sign of things to come.
"HELLO BOYS! this is my formal endorsement of @realDonaldTrump and I'm a woman! (last I checked) And Rudy, U R amazing," she tweeted in April 2016, co-signing Trump’s attorney and former New York mayor Rudy Guiliani in the process.
Alley seemed to retract her position later in the election cycle, claiming in October that she was “no longer endorsing either candidate”, but later revealed that she had voted for Trump in both 2016 and 2020.
“I’m voting for @realDonaldTrump because he’s NOT a politician. I voted for him 4 years ago for this reason and shall vote for him again for this reason. He gets things done quickly and he will turn the economy around quickly. There you have it folks there you have it,” she said in October 2020.
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Her support for Trump attracted plenty of criticism from her Hollywood peers, and Alley subsequently spent much of her time engaged in sparring matches with both celebrities and the public on social media.
High-profile opponents included Bette Midler, who Alley clashed with in 2019 after the singer claimed Trump had paid African-Americans to appear in the background at a campaign rally, and former Will and Grace stars Debra Messing and Eric McCormack, who demanded to see the list of attendees at a Hollywood fundraiser for Trump.
“Please print a list of all attendees please. The public has a right to know,” Messing wrote in a now-deleted tweet, per news.com.au.
McCormack added: “Hey, @THR, Kindly report on everyone attending this event, so the rest of us can be clear about who we don‘t wanna work with.”
The remarks clearly got under Alley’s skin, and she fired back at the sitcom duo by tweeting: “I refuse to be part of the Hollywood a**hats who can’t see that ‘NOT working with Republicans’ is as stupid and NASTY as ‘REFUSING to do business with gay people’.. STOP ACTING above the FRAY ya damn hypocrites… WE are the same species! let’s help each OTHER ya damn yahoos.”
In a 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson, Alley claimed she was a victim of ‘cancel culture’, and that her outspoken conservative views had seen her blackballed from Hollywood.
"People go, 'You're so brave.' I go, 'No, I think I'm stupid.' Because honestly, it is a real blackballing situation," she said. "You can be cooking meth and sleeping with hookers, but as long as, apparently, you didn't vote for Trump... I feel like I'm in The Twilight Zone a bit, with the whole concept of it."
Following her passing this week, Trump himself paid tribute to the late actress, taking to his own social network Truth Social to write: "Kirstie was a fantastic person and a big supporter of America First and MAGA. She will be greatly missed!!!"
Our thoughts continue to go out to Alley's family and friends at this time.
Donald Trump can’t seem to keep Taylor Swift’s name out of his mouth.
The President of the United States took another bizarre jab at the pop superstar this week, posting yet another bizarre Truth Social post - this time, appearing to attack Swift’s looks.
Now, it looks like Trump believes his comments have had a deeper impact on Swift.
“Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’” the 78-year-old posted Friday (May 16), setting social media ablaze - with critics slamming Trump over the comment.
Trump took yet another shot at Swift. Credit: Truth Social
"Imagine being such a bitter piece of s**t that you feel the need to tweet this out," one X user wrote.
A second echoed: "Really? You’re an 80 year old man concerned about the popularity of someone half your age?"
"No, she's still hot, but you're not," a third tweeted, with another adding: "I love that Taylor lives rent free in your mind!! Taylor sold out arenas around the world!"
It was just the latest in a string of personal insults Trump has hurled Swift’s way — some in speeches, others online — many of them seemingly fueled by his frustration over her increasingly vocal political influence.
From “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT” to “How did that work out?”
Trump first declared his distaste for Swift in September 2024, blasting her on Truth Social just hours after she announced her support for the Harris/Walz ticket.
Swift previously voiced support for Kamala Harris. Credit: Kevin Mazur / Getty
“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,” he wrote in all caps.
At the time, he claimed Swift’s political leanings would damage her brand. “She seems to always endorse a Democrat. And she’ll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace,” he alleged.
Days later, he doubled down during a Fox & Friends appearance, saying: “I was not a Taylor Swift fan. It was just a question of time. ... But she’s a very liberal person.”
By February, his attacks had spilled into public events. During the Eagles' post-Super Bowl visit to the White House, Trump made sure to remind everyone he and Swift were both at the game where the Chiefs — led by Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce — were defeated.
“I was there along with Taylor Swift,” he told the crowd, before twisting the knife: “How did that work out?” He repeated the line as the audience laughed. It marked the first time a sitting US president had ever attended a Super Bowl in person.
Obsession on repeat
Swift’s high-profile appearances at Chiefs games throughout the NFL season sparked endless political commentary. Fans questioned why the spotlight was on her rather than the games themselves.
At the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, where both Trump and Swift attended, Eagles fans were seen booing the singer.
Trump wasted no time jumping on the moment. He reposted a screenshot from the Libs of TikTok account showing crowd reactions to both him and Swift, with the caption: “Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed – The world is healing.”
Shortly afterward, he trolled her again — this time with a doctored image showing Swift holding a flag that read: “Trump won, Democrats cheated!”
Taylor Swift was savagely booed as she watched the Chiefs vs the Eagles at the Super Bowl. Credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Even months into his second term, Trump was still fuming over her influence.
Springsteen Gets Dragged Too
Swift wasn’t the only celebrity in Trump’s firing line this week. Just 40 minutes after his latest jab at her, the President set his sights on Bruce Springsteen, who had recently blasted Trump’s administration during a concert in Manchester, England.
“I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States,” Trump wrote.
Trump would also take a shot at Bruce Springsteen. Credit: Truth Social
“This dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that’s just ‘standard fare’. Then we’ll all see how it goes for him!”
Earlier in his post, Trump had also ripped the singer as “a pushy, obnoxious JERK,” “dumb as a rock,” and “not a talented guy.”
He accused Springsteen of backing “Crooked Joe Biden, a mentally incompetent FOOL,” and claimed the U.S. “would have been GONE by now” if he hadn’t won the election.
Springsteen had told the Manchester crowd: “The America I love, the America I've written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration.”
Swiftie Family Ties
Despite Trump’s ongoing attacks, not everyone in the Trump family is anti-Swift. Ivanka Trump and her daughter Arabella are self-declared Swifties. The pair were spotted at a Miami stop of the Eras Tour, and Arabella recently celebrated her 13th birthday with a Taylor Swift-themed party.
Arabella Trump with her Swift-themed birthday cake. Credit: Instagram/IvankaTrump
“Best cake for my favorite Swiftie,” Ivanka posted alongside a heart-shaped cake decorated with lyrics from Swift’s song 'Blank Space'.
During his tenancy as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump has come under fire for a whole range of reasons. Right from the beginning, his legitimacy as President was questioned after he lost the popular vote, and, following a number of White House staff disagreements, a host of reactionary executive orders and some dubious claims surrounding "the wall" and travel ban, his approval ratings have been falling ever since.
More than anything, though, the thing that seems to cause the most uproar amongst the American people (and, indeed, the rest of us watching from around the world) are the President's inflammatory tweets.
As if announcing impromptu bans on trans people in the military and goading Kim Jong Un with insults via social media wasn't already enough of a risky move for Trump, his Twitter account now gone one step further by retweeting three posts from Jayda Fransen.
For those who aren't familiar with Fransen, she is the deputy leader of Britain First - a far-right political group based in the UK. The party's platform is primarily based on bigotry and racism, with Britain's Muslim population being the target for many of their attacks - both politically and physically.
Fransen is especially vocal about her hatred of Muslims, and frequently shares her views on Twitter. Earlier today, she posted three videos depicting various individuals of Islamic faith committing violent or disrespectful acts and, of course, she used them to demonize an entire race of people.
The videos were then retweeted by Trump's Twitter account.
Fransen tweeting the videos in order to incite hatred against a group of people is bad enough, but for Donald Trump - the President of a country which is home to over three million Muslims - to host the message on his own platform is just horrifying.
In doing so, Trump is essentially validating the stance of an extremist party and publicly supporting the victimization of a group that already faces mass prejudice in the USA.
Not to mention the fact that Fransen has actually been criminally convicted of hate crimes before. Just last year, the deputy leader of the party was charged with religiously aggravated harassment against a mother-of-four who was wearing a hijab. Her viewpoints are considered utterly unpalatable by the majority of the British population and one would expect Trump to be conscious of this when spreading her message.
The videos are especially troubling at this point in time, as hate crimes against minorities have increased since Trump's election. Sadly, this sort of message coming from the President is only likely to push that number even higher.
Calling out individuals for disrespectful or illegal actions is fair enough, but using the actions of one person to justify hatred against millions of others who happen to be a part of the same religion is simply absurd. As President of a country that has huge racial diversity, Donald Trump should be careful about the messages he sends out to his supporters.
Lana Del Rey has torn into a fan on social media who accused her of voting for Donald Trump in the presidential elections.
Per a recent report by The Metro, the trouble began when a fan took to Twitter to express her suspicions regarding the acclaimed singer's political views.
The Twitter user in question wrote: "I just KNOW Elizabeth voted for Trump, I wish I could look up her voting records. Something doesn't sit right with me.
An irate Lana (real name: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant) was obviously offended that someone thought that she'd voted for the incumbent Republican candidate, and took a screenshot of the fan's comment.
The 35-year-old then shared her screenshot of the comment with her 9.6 million followers on her official Twitter account. She captioned the post: "Go. Fuxk. Yourself."
But that wasn't all. Another fan shared footage from her last Instagram live stream, in which she sings "that’s a lot of red."
Since the color red currently indicates which states are projected to have favored Trump for president in the election, this fan seemed to think this also indicated tacit support for the Republican leader.
However, Del Rey was read with another response, tweeting back:
"Choosing this misleading clip out of the entire livestream Isn’t going to get you more livestreams"
Indeed, the musician has been openly critical of the Trump administration in the past. Back in 2018, when rapper Kanye West took to Instagram wearing a MAGA hat in support of the president, Lana Del Rey delivered a blistering tirade addressed to Kanye in the comments.
"Trump becoming our president was a loss for the country but your support of him is a loss for the culture. I can only assume you relate to his personality on some level."
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She continued:
"Delusions of Grandeur, extreme issues with narcissism—none of which would be a talking point if we weren’t speaking about the man leading our country.
"If you think it’s alright to support someone who believes it’s OK to grab a woman by the pussy just because he’s famous-then you need an intervention as much as he does-something so many narcissists will never get because there just isn’t enough help for the issue."
President Trump has also incurred controversy today, by claiming to have won the election before all the ballots were officially counted.
The President of the United States is currently at war on Twitter with model Chrissy Teigen.
The feud began when President Trump took umbrage with Teigen's husband John Legend, and other celebrity advocates "taking the praise" for criminal justice legislation he helped pass.
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Taking to Twitter, the 45th President wrote: "When all of the people pushing so hard for Criminal Justice Reform were unable to come even close to getting it done, they came to me as a group and asked for my help. I got it done with a group of Senators & others who would never have gone for it. Obama couldn't come close."
Trump also slammed CNN anchor and criminal justice reform advocate Van Jones and NBC anchor Lester Holt after the former's "Justice for All" segment aired on NBC.
This series aims to shed light on the stories of the wrongfully accused and new ways in which they are seeking justice.
"A man named @VanJones68, and many others, were profusely grateful (at that time!). I SIGNED IT INTO LAW, no one else did, & Republicans deserve much credit. But now that it is passed, people that had virtually nothing to do with it are taking the praise," Trump added.
"....musician @johnlegend, and his filthy mouthed wife, are talking now about how great it is - but I didn’t see them around when we needed help getting it passed. “Anchor” @LesterHoltNBC doesn’t even bring up the subject of President Trump or the Republicans when talking about...."
"Musician @johnlegend, and his filthy mouthed wife, are talking now about how great it is - but I didn't see them around when we needed help getting it passed. 'Anchor' @LesterHoltNBC doesn't even bring up the subject of President Trump or the Republicans when talking about the importance or passage of Criminal Justice Reform," he continued.
"They only talk about the minor players, or people that had nothing to do with it... And the people that so desperately sought my help when everyone else had failed, all they talk about now is Impeaching President Trump!"
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In response to the rant, Legend implored First Lady Melania to take action.
"Imagine being president of a whole country and spending your Sunday night hate-watching MSNBC hoping somebody - ANYBODY - will praise you. Melania, please praise this man. He needs you," Legend tweeted.
Teigen then insulted the President in equally coarse language for neglecting to tag her in his rant (and indeed by referring to her simply as Legend's wife).
She wrote: "lol what a p*ssy a*s b*tch. tagged everyone but me. an honor, mister president [sic]."
The First Step Act will free more than 3,100 people from prison by reducing mandatory sentences for certain offenses. It was signed by President Trump in December of last year but has been supported by the celebrities he has criticized for years.
Legend, for example, founded the FREEAMERICA a campaign in 2014 in a bid to transform the criminal justice system.
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