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For 2nd Day, Trump Demands Apology From Cast of ‘Hamilton’


ttPresident-elect Donald Trump, in the midst of choosing his Cabinet, took time out Sunday for a second day to criticize the cast of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” and demand an apology for a message an actor delivered from stage to Trump’s running mate about the need for diversity in America.

This time, Trump added a dig at the critically acclaimed show, which is sold out until September, saying he has heard it’s “highly overrated.”

The drama began at the Friday night performance as soon as Vice President-elect Mike Pence walked into the Richard Rodgers Theatre with his nephew and daughter. A mixture of boos and cheers rang out from the crowd as Pence slipped into his prime orchestra seat.

When the show ended, Pence was asked by a cast member to hear a prepared speech after the curtain call from the multiracial and multicultural cast, saying it is concerned about the Trump administration.

“We, sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights,” said Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, the nation’s third vice president, as his fellow actors joined hands. “We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us.”

The unusual address quickly went viral — and Trump wasn’t happy. On Saturday, Trump tweeted that Pence had been “harassed” by the “Hamilton” cast. In another tweet, he said: “The Theater must always be a safe and special place. The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!”

Dixon responded on Twitter that “conversation is not harassment sir” and added that he appreciated Pence stopping to listen.

Trump posted a tweet Saturday evening similar to his earlier ones but later deleted it. Staffers did not respond to an email asking why.

On Sunday morning, while awaiting a second day of important meetings, this time with officials including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Trump took to Twitter again to resume his complaints about the “Hamilton cast.”

“The cast and producers of Hamilton, which I hear is highly overrated, should immediately apologize to Mike Pence for their terrible behavior,” he tweeted.

Pence himself hasn’t spoken out about the “Hamilton” speech or given any indication he was upset by what happened.

(AP)



3 Responses

  1. The lobs have totally lost any class that was left in them. What they did was rude and stupid!!!

    Only stupid NY libs can twist this story and put a “good spin” on it!!!

    I’m happy to see even after he won the elections he is still fighting the nazi media and libs.

    I call them the nazis because that’s how the Nazi party has started. Trying to sell to the world that they care for the small person (see Drash Moshe Drish Gimel)

  2. I don’t know whether it is a good idea for the cast of a Broadway show, even an outstanding one, to give its political opinion. But I do know it is pathetic that the president-elect would respond at all to criticism every time someone criticizes him. Doesn’t the president-elect have a busy-enough schedule without responding to every adverse comment made by everybody in America?

  3. That’s what we love about this president-elect. He’s not ensconced in some ivory tower, but perceives the responses of the common man & woman. He took a few seconds to call them out and spoke for millions of Americans who won’t tolerate PC anymore without hitting back. Ya gotta luv it..!!

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