Shania Twain Attempts To Backtrack After Saying She’d Vote For Trump
Shania Twain recently said in an interview with the Guardian:
“I would have voted for him because, even though he was offensive, he seemed honest.”
She has since caught a huge amount of shit for the comments on Twitter. She took to the social media platform to try and defuse the situation. She later tweeted she does not endorse him. She may have lost some of her regular fans, but she’s gained a fan in Trump.
Read more at deadline.com.
I would like to apologise to anybody I have offended in a recent interview with the Guardian relating to the American President. The question caught me off guard. As a Canadian, I regret answering this unexpected question without giving my response more context (1/4)
— Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain) April 22, 2018
I am passionately against discrimination of any kind and hope it’s clear from the choices I have made, and the people I stand with, that I do not hold any common moral beliefs with the current President (2/4)
— Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain) April 22, 2018
I was trying to explain, in response to a question about the election, that my limited understanding was that the President talked to a portion of America like an accessible person they could relate to, as he was NOT a politician (3/4)
— Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain) April 22, 2018
My answer was awkward, but certainly should not be taken as representative of my values nor does it mean I endorse him. I make music to bring people together. My path will always be one of inclusivity, as my history shows. (4/4)
— Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain) April 22, 2018
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