During the entire course of the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump and Hollywood rarely saw eye to eye. At the 74th annual Golden Globes, Trump was enemy number one.
Meryl on Trump
As expected, the majority of Hollywood stars campaigned for Hillary Clinton, expressing their opposition to Donald Trump in dramatic fashion. Despite their support, Trump pulled off one of the biggest political upsets in recent history and became the president-elect. In the weeks since the election, actors and actresses have continued to voice their displeasure over Trump's win, with singers refusing to perform at his upcoming inauguration.
During the Golden Globes on Sunday night, Hollywood continued to pile on the former host of "The Apprentice," which was most evident by the words of actress Meryl Streep, as reported on January 8.
At tonight's #GoldenGlobes we honor Hollywood legend Meryl Streep with the prestigious Cecil B. Demille Award. pic.twitter.com/dxpeCDNXY6
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 9, 2017
After being awarded the Cecil B. Demille Award on Sunday night, award-winning actress Meryl Streep stepped up to accept. Over the next five minutes, Streep delivered a passionate speech directed straight at Donald Trump. With the crowd listening with respectful silence, Streep made her case for why the president-elect will be dangerous in the White House.
How Meryl Streep became queen of the #GoldenGlobes https://t.co/NZKGVxzAhu pic.twitter.com/sZraiKaeiR
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) January 9, 2017
Streep highlighted the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, hinting at Trump's grievance with Hollywood, foreigners, and the press. After listing off several actors and actresses and their place of birth, Streep continued to rip into the president-elect.
"There was one performance that stunned me," Meryl Streep said of 2016, adding, "not because it was good, there was nothing good about it." "It was that moment when the person asking to sit the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter," Steep continued. "It kinda broke my heart when I saw it and I still can't get it out of my head," she said.
Streep closes
"Disrespects invites disrespects. Violence incites violence," Meryl Streep noted, before adding, "When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose." Streep then called for press to hold Donald Trump accountable for all of his actions. "We need the principal press to hold power to account, to call them on the carpet for every outrage," she continued. The award-winning actress concluded her speech by quoting the words of the late Carrie Fisher, "Take your broken heart, make it into art."