Chrissy Teigen has come to Selena Gomez‘s defence within the aftermath of the White Home’s response to her posts on the current immigration raids.
Final week (January 27), Emilia Pérez star and singer Selena Gomez posted an Instagram story, recording herself in tears saying: “All my individuals are getting attacked … the youngsters. I don’t perceive. I’m so sorry. I want I may do one thing, however I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll strive every thing, I promise”.
Her put up got here a day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported a document 956 folks arrested after President Donald Trump took aggressive motion over immigration within the nation, signing a variety of govt orders to implement his plans.
Following Gomez’s put up, a Republican authority determine poured scorn on her tearful response to US President Donald Trump’s deportation measures, telling her to “go to congress”. Trump’s border czar Tom Homan reacted to the video by saying: “We’re gonna do that job, and we’re gonna implement the legal guidelines of this nation. In the event that they don’t prefer it, then go to congress and alter the legislation”.
Republican former Senate candidate Sam Parker additionally gave a hostile response to Gomez’s phrases, posting on X (previously Twitter): “Deport Selena Gomez”. The official White Home account on X has additionally posted a video addressing Selena Gomez, during which a number of ladies are seen telling the musician-actor “you don’t know who you’re crying for”.
Kayla Hamilton, Jocelyn Nungaray, and Rachel Morin had been murdered by unlawful aliens.
Their brave moms had one thing to say to @SelenaGomez and people who oppose securing our borders. Watch ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/KfsqQGwhqj
— The White Home (@WhiteHouse) January 31, 2025
Now, TV persona, writer and mannequin Chrissy Teigen has spoken out in assist of Gomez, telling TMZ: “I really like her. Empathy ought to by no means be frowned upon or made enjoyable of, and the truth that the White Home has sufficient time to even make a press release or a video about it’s fucking preposterous and disgusting and lame and loser behaviour.”
Teigen isn’t the one individual backing Gomez within the matter. Taste Flav has hailed her for her feedback: “Staff Selena Gomez. Once more. That lady is at all times so courageous to share her reality,,, and so many are fast to bully her”.
This isn’t the primary time Selena Gomez has spoken out towards mass deportation. Previously she has has been vocal in her assist of undocumented migrants within the US, internet hosting the present Residing Undocumented in 2019, which targeted on the unsure way forward for households evading ICE deportations. She additionally wrote an op-ed for Time Journal, telling the story of her aunt’s solely journey throughout the US/Mexican border.
“Undocumented immigration is a matter I take into consideration each day, and I always remember how blessed I’m to have been born on this nation because of my household and the grace of circumstance,” she mentioned on the time.
