The 60th annual Grammy Awards featured plenty of political jabs Sunday night (Jan. 28), and perhaps one of the most viral moments was when artists like Cardi B and John Legend took part in a dramatic reading of the Trump tell-all Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House — ending with Hillary Clinton getting a little revenge on Trump himself.
But while the funny bit was received well by most social media users, not everybody was totally pleased with the jokes. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley took to Twitter last night to criticize the sketch, even going as far as calling it “trash.”
“I have always loved the Grammys but to have artists read the Fire and Fury book killed it. Don’t ruin great music with trash. Some of us love music without the politics thrown in it,” Haley tweeted.
People were not having it, as folks immediately hit back on Twitter by showing Haley examples of how music and politics have always been interconnected. Check out tweets below.
Cardi B and Hillary Clinton reading #FireAndFury is gold — #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/i5yGaZ4dLP
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) January 29, 2018
I have always loved the Grammys but to have artists read the Fire and Fury book killed it. Don’t ruin great music with trash. Some of us love music without the politics thrown in it.
— Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) January 29, 2018
Nikki Haley has literally never listened to the lyrics of any song ever written. https://t.co/aRhxiP2LnX
— Maggie Serota (@maggieserota) January 29, 2018
.@nikkihaley Sly was political. So was Jimi. So is Stevie. So were The Tempts. So was Dylan. So is George Clinton.
— Bijan C. Bayne (@bijancbayne) January 29, 2018
“I’ve always loved Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit.’ Reminds me of the weird fruits I’ve always liked, like kiwis and pineapples and coconuts!” –Nikki Haley, probably
I’ll stop. But it’ll never not be astonishing how clueless people in the Trump administration are.
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) January 29, 2018
Nikki Haley on the Grammys is basically Ned Flanders on Woody Allen. pic.twitter.com/hTEXYyuswt
— Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) January 29, 2018
Politics have been intertwined with music since the beginning of our country, dummy.
— Ryan Shattuck (@ryanmer) January 29, 2018
Hypocrisy alert:
“Some of us love music without politics thrown in it.” Nikki Haley, tonight“Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!” Donald Trump, this morning https://t.co/GLu0mmdbo9
— Patrick (@WhatThe5K) January 29, 2018
“I have always loved the Grammys but to have artists read the Fire and Fury book killed it. Don’t ruin great music with trash. Some of us love music without the politics thrown in it.” Nikki Haley pic.twitter.com/OJ3Szguy7M
— Patrick (@WhatThe5K) January 29, 2018
You just don’t like it because its abt 45. If they were Obama jokes you would’ve loved it.
The best musicians and song writers are political. Wake tf up!
— nicki — (@nickiknowsnada) January 29, 2018
Without the politics thrown in? This from someone who works for a man who uses his “bully pulpit” literally – lashing out at entertainers, athletes, musicians, or anyone else who doesn’t flatter him? You are too much.
— PR Pro (@PR_twit) January 29, 2018
