Doechii Blasts Trump’s ‘Ruthless’ Deployment Of Military Against Protesters In BET Awards Speech
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The rap star used her acceptance speech to address protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, to which Trump deployed National Guard troops on Monday.
Doechii graciously accepted her first BET Award on Monday, but not without taking a moment to address the protests in Los Angeles over the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration raids.
“As much as I’m honored by this award,” the rap star, 26, began her acceptance speech from the Peacock Theater in downtown LA, “I do want to address what’s happening outside of the building.”
“There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order,” the Grammy winner continued. “Trump is using military forces to stop a protest. And I want y’all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic rights to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
“What type of government is that?” Doechii added, distressingly.
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