Ex-president Donald Trump has his fair share of vocal haters, both everyday people and of the celebrity variety. And now the bewildering orange Republican candidate has a new name to add to the latter category: Legendary ’80s vocalist Linda Ronstadt.
In an Instagram post dated Sept. 11, Ronstadt posted a photo of herself holding a beautiful blue-eyed cat. Following the image is one of a letter titled “A Statement From Linda Ronstadt.”
“Donald Trump is holding a rally on Thursday in a rented hall in my hometown, Tucson. I would prefer to ignore that sad fact. But since the building has my name on it, I need to say something,” Ronstadt wrote.
“It saddens me to see the former President bring his hate show to Tucson, a town with deep Mexican-American roots and a joyful, tolerant spirit.”
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“I don’t just deplore his toxic politics, his hatred of women, immigrants and people of color, his criminality, dishonesty and ignorance — although there’s that.”
“For me it comes down to this: In Nogales and across the southern border, the Trump Administration systematically ripped apart migrant families seeking asylum. Family separation made orphans of thousands of little children and babies, and brutalized their desperate mothers and fathers. It remains a humanitarian catastrophe that Physicians for Human Rights said met the criteria for torture.”
“There is no forgiving or forgetting the heartbreak he caused.”
“Trump first ran for President warning about rapists coming in from Mexico. I’m worried about keeping the rapist out of the White House.”
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Ronstadt also penned a postscript to Trump running mate J.D. Vance, taking a stab at his recent “childless cat lady” comments. It reads:
“P.S. to J.D. Vance:
I raised two adopted children in Tucson as a single mom. They are both grown and living in their own houses. I live with a cat. Am I half a childless cat lady because I’m unmarried and didn’t give birth to my kids? Call me what you want, but this cat lady will be voting proudly in November for @kamalaharris and @timwalz.”
Fans rushed to cheer her on via social media.