Donald Trump has a response to Meryl Streep who blasted the president-elect in her Cecil B. DeMille Award speech at the 74th annual Golden Globes. Streep, who was a passionate supporter of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign, used her platform both to defend Hollywood against charges of elitism and to call for people in the performing arts to remain resilient and proactive in the face of intolerance.
Trump said, ” Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn’t know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never “mocked” a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him “groveling” when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!”
Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never "mocked" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him…….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
"groveling" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
Although the president-elect told the New York Times early on Monday that he did not watch the telecast, he called Streep a “Hillary lover” and said that he was “not surprised” he’d been the subject of anger and butt of jokes by “liberal movie people.”
Streep also called out Trump’s infamous and often-disputed mimicking of a disabled New York Times reporter earlier last year, which many have argued was a deliberate attempt to mock members of that community, according to NBC News.
“It kind of broke my heart when I saw it, and I can’t get it out of my head, because it wasn’t in a movie. It was real life,” Streep said. “And this instinct, to humiliate, when it’s modeled by someone in the public platform, by someone powerful, it filters down into everybody’s life, because it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same thing.
“Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose,” she added. “We need the principled press to hold power to account, to call him on the carpet for every outrage.”
Here are some reactions to the Twitter feud between Trump and Streep.
Meryll Streep can tell Trump what to do when she matches his "down the hall and to the left" performance in Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. pic.twitter.com/AORbr1tR6V
— Jamie Ross (@JamieRoss7) January 9, 2017
We now have President Elect of US offering critiques of Hollywood actors! (Re Streep). Next week: Trump on modern art.
— Michael Rosen (@MichaelRosenYes) January 9, 2017
Fun fact: Meryl Streep and Trump's head of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson both appeared in 2003's "Stuck on You." pic.twitter.com/PXCEAXlwmE
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 9, 2017
@ABC Meryl Streep speaking abt "privilege" while wearing a dress that costs more then the median family income is reason No 3432 #Trump won
— Decklin Mulqueen (@DecklinMulqueen) January 9, 2017
Surprised Donald Trump isn't crowing that Meryl Streep essentially said his was the most amazing performance of last year.
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) January 9, 2017
What did you think of Trump’s response to Streep’s speech? What did you originally think of Streep’s opinions? Sound off below in the comments section.
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