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Caving to backlash, Bette Midler says she was wrong to mock Melania Trump's accent
yahoo ^ | August 26, 2020 | Christi Carras

Posted on 08/28/2020 12:08:35 PM PDT by MarvinStinson

Bette Midler has walked back controversial comments she tweeted about First Lady Melania Trump during the 2020 Republican National Convention.

The stage and screen icon drew sharp criticism for calling Trump — who immigrated to the United States from Slovenia — an "illegal alien" and mocking her accent during her RNC speech.

"Well, all hell has broken loose because I said Melania 'still can't speak English' last night," Midler tweeted. "I was wrong to make fun of her accent. America is made up of people who speak with all kinds of accents, and they are all welcomed always."

In addition to inaccurately tweeting that Trump "still can't speak English," Midler knocked the first lady's "Be Best" initiative and challenged her mastery of other languages as well.

"beBest is back! A UGE bore!" Midler tweeted Tuesday. "She can speak several words in a few languages. Get that illegal alien off the stage!"

Among the many who shamed Midler for her outburst were former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and the forthcoming star of Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story," Rachel Zegler.

Amid mounting criticism, Midler followed up on her tweets Wednesday morning, claiming that her intent was to hold the Trump administration accountable for its attitude toward immigration. President Trump's stances and action on immigration have been widely condemned by many Americans as racist, xenophobic and cruel.

During Trump's presidency, authorities have separated and indefinitely detained scores of migrant families at the border. And amid the pandemic, authorities have expelled migrants — including unaccompanied minors — with no chance to seek asylum or access to COVID-19 testing in the name of "public safety."

"Just giving them a taste of their own immigrant bashing medicine," Midler wrote. "I guess they're not keen."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bettemidler; demagogicparty; demagogue; melania; midler; nitwit
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1 posted on 08/28/2020 12:08:35 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

C’mon, man!


2 posted on 08/28/2020 12:09:25 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: MarvinStinson

Don’t go away mad Bette, just go away...


3 posted on 08/28/2020 12:10:36 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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To: MarvinStinson

You aint Black Bette


4 posted on 08/28/2020 12:10:50 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: MarvinStinson

It’s always interesting, to me at least, what has-been celebs try in order to stay relevant.


5 posted on 08/28/2020 12:11:13 PM PDT by llevrok (Vote while it is still legal! And often.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Melania was a legal immigrant. Hello Bette??


6 posted on 08/28/2020 12:11:14 PM PDT by ronniesgal (Q. why did the chicken cross the road? A. It's Trumps fault and you're a racist!)
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To: MarvinStinson

She must have really faced a big backlash from BOTH Sides to apologize like that.


7 posted on 08/28/2020 12:13:17 PM PDT by funfan
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To: MarvinStinson

Midler’s legs are hairier than Biden’s.


8 posted on 08/28/2020 12:13:36 PM PDT by IC Ken (Stop making stupid people famous)
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To: MarvinStinson

Better Middler is the wind beneath my sphincter.


9 posted on 08/28/2020 12:13:40 PM PDT by JoeRed
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To: MarvinStinson

Melania is a legal citizen- The Trumps don’t ‘bash immigrants’ what they do do is advocate for LEGAL immigration while keeping our borders closed to people coming here ILLEGALLY

But then again most of the left Never Ever argue facts- they distort everything- lie, and cheat- bully and assault-


10 posted on 08/28/2020 12:13:43 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: MarvinStinson

Please, everyone, let’s save the names of the leftist biased news media people and the TV and Hollywood and music “stars” and has beens.

Keep them on our private lists of “special” people for the future.

Might want to send them greeting cards , or something.

Personal note: Already put Paul McCartney on the special list when he literally hugged Hillary and sang and spoke at a campaign fundraiser for her, the Rolling Stones for actively pursuing lawsuits for using music for Trump rallies, and the “forgotten but still not gone” viper Neil Young for daily trashing of the President, plus recently Stephen Stills for actually singing for the DNC.

Need another pen. Ran out of ink.


11 posted on 08/28/2020 12:14:42 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: Bob434
You ain't Black Betty
bam a lam
You Ain't Black Betty
bam a lam
you an ol' ugly ho
bam a lam
Ass won't fit the door
bam a lam

12 posted on 08/28/2020 12:15:07 PM PDT by Karma_Sherab
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To: MarvinStinson
Okay, you don't make fun of her accent and I won't make fun of your fat!.......deal?..........😁.
13 posted on 08/28/2020 12:15:14 PM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................)
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To: MarvinStinson

Just her current Gravitas is Wrong.


14 posted on 08/28/2020 12:15:15 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: MarvinStinson

Trump should have sent her as a goodwill ambassador all over the worlds and shown video of her speaking native languages.

I remember watching her speak French and it was adorable.

I wonder if she could run for president? They thought Obama’s wife Michael was qualified. And like Clinton they could say “If you elect me you get us both’


15 posted on 08/28/2020 12:15:17 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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ANOTHER stupid liberal non-apology.

When has Trum ever been ‘immigrant-bashing’?

PROVE IT or apologize Bette.


16 posted on 08/28/2020 12:16:40 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: IC Ken
Midler’s legs are hairier than Biden’s.

Like Michelle Obama, I heard she shaves them twice a day to provide material for blankets to be made for the homeless.

17 posted on 08/28/2020 12:16:53 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Milder is a spawned bathhouse whore.


18 posted on 08/28/2020 12:17:56 PM PDT by Noumenon (When Hunter Biden sent out for a dildo for his strip club soiree, they brought back Adam Schiff.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Apology not accepted, FOAD, Bette.


19 posted on 08/28/2020 12:18:38 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: JoeRed

This is transparency. Hollywood created her and their karma is coming.


20 posted on 08/28/2020 12:18:54 PM PDT by cnsmom
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