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Doechii Explains Why She Called Out President Trump on Live TV: ‘Wasn’t S–t They Could Do About It’

Doechii reflected on calling out President Donald Trump on live TV at the 2025 BET Awards, explaining why it was the perfect moment to do so.

Right as the National Guard was raiding immigrant communities in Los Angeles under President Donald Trump ‘s orders in June, Doechii knew that she was walking into the perfect place for her to speak out against it: the BET Awards. Taking place the same weekend that ICE protests broke out across the city amid the U.S. government’s widely criticized immigration crackdowns, the 2024 award show found the Florida rapper winning best female hip-hop artist and immediately using her acceptance speech to criticize Trump’s “ruthless attacks” on the immigrant population. The Swamp Princess is now under pressure to follow up her critically acclaimed mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal, but the hitmaker told British Vogue that she’ll be working on new music throughout July.

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