Billie Eilish slams Trump for ‘very, very much hating women’

Billie Eilish didn’t mince words during her performance at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night (November 6), where she was the closest to former President Donald Trump It comes less than a day after easily defeating Vice President Kamala Harris to win a second term in the White House. The singer, who supports Harris — along with her brother and producer Finneas — offered a typically blunt assessment of Tuesday night’s results.

“Let’s say convicted predator, let’s put it that way,” Eilish said, without naming Trump. E. Jean Carroll was held responsible and ordered to pay nearly $5 million in restitution. Trump, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than two dozen women since the 1970s, has appealed the Carroll verdict and has denied all accusations of sexual abuse.

Sitting on stage with an acoustic guitar in her lap, Eilish admitted that her heart beats “so fast” when she mentioned Trump, again without explicitly mentioning his name as she A man who “hates women so, so deeply is about to become president of the United States.” This song is for all women. I love you and I support you.

Eilish paused and someone in the crowd yelled “Fuck Trump!”

“So this song is for all women,” she continued before dedicating the song to 2021. happier than ever Singing the ballad “The Power of You” to the women in the crowd. Poignant lyrics include lines like: “Try not to abuse your power/I know we didn’t choose to change/You probably don’t want to lose your power/But it’s so weird to have it.”

Eilish also told her fans that when she woke up that morning, she “couldn’t have imagined” performing a show that night, but as time went on, she realized that performing for them after Harris’ disappointment ” Privilege” A decisive defeat for Trump, who would become the first convicted felon to ascend to the highest office in the United States.

“The song we’re going to make is… about the abuse of women that exists in the world and a lot of it that I and people I know have gone through. I’ll be honest, I’ve never met a single woman who hasn’t been abused. No. One,” she said during a performance on the Hit Me Hard and Soft tour.

“I’ve dealt with things myself and been taken advantage of. Politely speaking up about my boundaries,” she added before telling them, “I love you so much and I want you to know that you’re safe with me.” , protected here, safe in this room.

While performing her song “TV” – which references the overturn of Roe v. Wade after Trump appointed three conservative Supreme Court justices during his first term – Eilish sang: ” The internet went crazy watching the way movie stars were tried/when they “overturned Roe v. Wade” and then stood in silence for a moment before walking off the stage without further comment.

“This is a war on women,” she wrote on Instagram Stories on Wednesday morning, one of many celebrities to speak out after Trump’s decisive victory on Tuesday night.