Lady Gaga: 'Melania Trump's anti-bullying pledge is true hypocrisy'
Lady Gaga has accused Donald Trump's wife of "hypocrisy" after she vowed to fight cyber-bullying if her husband is voted in as President.
The pop superstar, who has been a vocal supporter of Trump's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, took to Twitter on Sunday to share her views, three days after former model Melania Trump delivered a speech, in which she outlined her main priority if she becomes First Lady, at a Republican campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Like anything that is powerful, (social media) can have a bad
side," Melania told attendees at Thursday's event. "Children and
teenagers can be fragile. They're hurt when they're made fun of or
made to feel less in looks or intelligence (sic).
"This makes their life hard and can force them to hide and retreat.
Our culture has gotten too mean and too rough, especially to
children and teenagers... We have to find a better way to talk to
each other, to disagree with each other, to respect each
other."
Melania's speech was considered ironic by many, particularly since
her husband has become notorious for using the micro-blogging site
to attack his rivals and critics, often using derogatory terms to
slam anyone he disagrees with.
Lady Gaga was among those who questioned the Slovenian native's
proposed initiative, tweeting, "To say u (sic) will stand for
'anti-bullying' is hypocrisy. Your husband is 1 of the most
notorious bullies we have ever witnessed."
The singer, who is also an anti-bullying activist through her Born
This Way Foundation, then went on to show her support for Clinton
as she shared a snap of herself holding up her absentee ballot
while wearing a sweater bearing the phrase, 'Hillary for
President'.
"@realDonaldTrump you divided us with hateful language & fear," she
captioned the photo. "I love everyone in this country and I vote
for @HillaryClinton to unite us."
Gaga also issued a call to action to her fans to help elect Hillary
to office on Tuesday.
"Young people listen up," she wrote. "We need to mobilize now,
#VoteHillary and stop this dangerous man from continuing to divide
and wreck our democracy."
Gaga previously performed in support of Clinton as part of the
Democratic National Convention in July, and she has made it very
clear why she believes the former Secretary of State is the right
choice to succeed President Barack Obama.
"Because I am a celebrity, I have insight into the type of person
that Donald Trump is," she explained on a Japanese talk show last
week, reports UsMagazine.com. "The truth is that we celebrities
know that he is an actor, and that this is an act. So, we are
standing with Hillary not just because she is far superior as the
choice for president, but we are also standing with her because it
would be a complete disaster to elect someone that is essentially a
political impostor."