Linda Ronstadt Calls Trump a ‘Rapist’ Ahead of His Visit to Her Hometown
As Donald Trump prepares to return to Arizona for a campaign event on Thursday at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, the legendary singer herself criticized the former president for his “his toxic politics, his hatred of women, immigrants and people of color, his criminality, dishonesty, and ignorance.”
Taking to social media on Wednesday, Ronstadt lamented over Trump’s upcoming rally at her namesake in her hometown, Tucson. “I would prefer to ignore that sad fact. But since the building has my name on it, I need to say something,” she wrote. “It saddens me to see the former President bring his hate show to Tucson, a town with deep Mexican-American roots and a joyful, tolerant spirit.”
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The singer denounced the Trump administration for having “systematically ripped apart migrant families seeking asylum” across the U.S. southern border, adding, “There is no forgiving or forgetting the heartbreak he caused.
“Trump first ran for President warning about rapists coming in from Mexico,” she continued. “I’m worried about keeping the rapist out of the White House.”
Ronstadt also announced that she would be “voting proudly” for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, while also throwing in a dig at Trump’s vice presidential pick J.D. Vance’s infamous “childless cat ladies” remarks.
“P.S. to J.D. Vance,” the singer captioned alongside a photo of her cat. “I raised two adopted children in Tucson as a single mom. They are both grown and living in their own houses. I live with a cat. Am I half a childless cat lady because I’m unmarried and didn’t give birth to my kids? Call me what you want, but this cat lady will be voting proudly in November for @kamalaharris and @timwalz.”
Ronstadt echoes Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris and Walz following Tuesday’s presidential debate, during which Trump was unequivocally destroyed. Swift praised the vice president as a “steady-handed, gifted leader,” adding “we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.” The pop star signed her post as “Taylor Swift” and “Childless Cat Lady.”
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