Trump ‘plots revenge on Madonna’ after drama on World AIDS Day
Donald Trump plans to use immigration powers against Madonna in what allies describe as a plan for “brutal revenge” after the outspoken hitmaker publicly attacked him for abandoning World AIDS Day, sources close to the president say. RadarOnline.com.
The clash broke out after Madonna, 67, posted scorching series of Instagram posts condemning Trump’s directive directing federal employees not to recognize the now traditional commemoration of December 1.
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Madonna blasted Trump online for abandoning the long-standing national commemoration.
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World AIDS Day has been formally recognized by the U.S. government since 1988, and Trump’s reversal immediately sparked outrage from health care advocates.
Insiders now say Trump, 79, is considering using visa rules to complicate Madonna’s return to the US if she goes ahead with an international tour.
One adviser said the Republican was ‘raging’ on the issue Material girl singer had “humiliated” him, and he wants to “send a message her way.”
Madonna used her furious social media posts to warn against erasing the day that dishonored its millions of victims.
She gushed online: “Today is World AIDS Day. For forty years, this day has been internationally recognized around the world by people from all walks of life, as the lives of millions of people have been touched by the HIV crisis.”
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Madonna’s angry Instagram posts quickly spread and sparked outrage on social media.
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Madonna’s searing online condemnation
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Trump “furious” that she “humiliated” him and demanded options for retaliation, sources said.
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Madonna continued: “People have lost lovers and husbands and girlfriends and boyfriends and mothers and daughters and children to this deadly disease, for which there is still no cure.”
The messages, delivered with characteristic ferocity, quickly spread across social platforms and sparked anger among Trump loyalists.
A source said the MAGA leader was “outraged” by what he considered a personal attack.
The insider added: “Donald feels she has crossed a line and wants options on the table to mete out punishment. One idea being floated is delaying or disrupting future visa applications related to her tour operation.”
Another source familiar with internal discussions said the controversial president believed imposing bureaucratic pressure would be a “perfectly legal” way to get revenge on Madonna without publicly implicating her.
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Threat of visa interference
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Madonna accused the president of dishonoring millions of people lost to the AIDS crisis.
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Madonna, who rose to global fame during the height of the AIDS crisis, used her strongest language against Trump’s decision.
She wrote online: “Donald Trump has announced that World AIDS Day should no longer be recognized. It is one thing to order federal agents not to commemorate this day, but to ask the general public to pretend it never happened is ridiculous, it is absurd, it is unthinkable.”
In a later Instagram slide, she gave a personal account of the loss, saying, “I bet he’s never seen his best friend die of AIDS, held their hand and seen the blood drain from their faces as they took their last breaths at 23.”
The threat of visa interference is causing unrest among international promoters, according to a music touring industry source.
The insider added, “When a president indicates he wants agencies to make things difficult, people pay attention. But no one wants to be in the middle of it.”
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A campaign official claimed that Trump believed the singer was trying to embarrass him worldwide.
Madonna has long linked her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community to her personal history.
She added in her rant against Trump: “The list of people I have known, loved and lost to AIDS is quite long. I’m sure many of you can relate.”
She concluded her message by vowing, “I will continue to honor World AIDS Day,” and urged her fans to “honor it with me.”
A Trump campaign figure said the president believed Madonna’s posts were intended to “embarrass him worldwide” and that a strong response is now “awaiting.”
They added: “He won’t let something like this slide.”
