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Pro-Trump Singer Wants People to Stop Being Mean to Her Over the ‘Build the Wall’ Dress She Wore to Grammy’s

Pro-Trump singer Villa says she is being subjected to “hatred” and “racism” after attending the Grammy Awards wearing a “border wall” gown inspired by Donald Trump’s campaign promises.

Villa is a singer who almost no one has heard of, and she’s primarily garnered headlines for her controversial and head-turning Grammys red carpet looks.

On Sunday, Villa dressed as a barbed wire border wall. The white and silver gown read: “Build the wall.” She accompanied her look with a silver crown and a red purse that boasted Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” Villa’s look attracted backlash on social media.

“The amount of sheer hatred, racism & violent ignorance thrown at me for wearing my support would be heartbreaking if it weren’t so over the top hilarious,” Villa tweeted Monday. “I’ve only been called a ‘nappy headed n*****’ or ‘monkey face’ by POC.”

Villa’s tweet included the hashtags #lovingliberals and #thelovingleft. Her tweet also contained screenshots of aggressive Instagram DMs she received from opposers. One person referred to her as a ” n***** ugly nappy headed h**.” A second individual took their disdain a step further by saying: “I hope someone runs you over.”

Before sharing the backlash she’s received over her controversial Grammys look, she took to Twitter on Sunday to address how she’s willing to stand by her conservative politics.

“I don’t care what anyone thinks. I 100% support the wall & our President @realDonaldTrump,” she tweeted. “Do you want more drugs brought in? (70% of heroin from Mexico) More illegal women getting sexually assaulted (1 in 3)? More children being trafficked? (Thousands a year) because I DO NOT.”

Villa has appeared at the Grammys wearing Trump-inspired looks before. In 2017, Villa hit the prestigious music ceremony in a blue gown designed by Andre Soriano that featured “Make America Great Again” and “Trump” on it. For the 2018 event, she wore a classic white gown that boasted a baby painted in the bottom left corner and read “Choose Life,” which promoted her stance against abortion.

Villa wasn’t the only star who hit the Grammys dressed in a Trump-inspired look. Ricky Rebel, a gay singer who backs LGBTQ rights and Trump, wore a blue jacket that read “Keep America Great Again” and “2020.”

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