Madonna Says Her Comments About Blowing up the White House Are 'Metaphor' Amid Calls for Her Arrest
The remarks made during the Women's March sparked furor.
Madonna is walking back on her comments that she wanted to blow up the White House during a fiery speech at the Women’s March Saturday.
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"Yes, I’m angry," the “Material Girl” said before the marchers in Washington, D.C., Saturday. "Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House. But I know this won't change anything."
But after some backlash from Trump supporters and political pundits, the pop star said her comments were just "metaphor" in an Instagram post Sunday.
She wrote: "I am not a violent person, I do not promote violence and it's important people hear and understand my speech in its entirety rather than one phrase taken wildly out of context.”
Former Celebrity Apprentice winner and British TV personality Piers Morgan took to Twitter to call for Madonna's arrest. His statement was echoed by former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Monday's Fox & Friends.
Publicly threatening to bomb the White House is a serious criminal offence. @Madonna should be arrested. #WomensMarch
January 21, 2017
President Trump's team also slammed the "Ray of Light" singer’s comments.
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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told Fox News: "One of the singers said she wanted to blow up the White House. I mean, can you imagine saying that about President Obama."
Kellyanne Conway told ABC’s This Week: "This is destructive. I read in an article or two that the Secret Service may be investigating that."
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