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Politics At The Oscars: Celebrities Avoided Name-Checking Donald Trump, But Still Called Out Chaos And Division
No one named Donald Trump, but the undercurrent was his chaos and division.
Through the rest of the night, he kept his humor rather silly, even if the ingredients were there for some swipe at the administration’s assault on diversity, equity and inclusion or the president’s obsession with Canada as the 51st state, among other moments of the past five weeks. And in contrast to the resistance of Trump’s first term, the corporate side of Hollywood so far has avoided any type of public pushback, even in the face of questionable investigations and inquires over everything from DEI to Kamala Harris’ appearance on Saturday Night Live. She then added, “The fact that I’m getting an award for a role where I got to sing and speak in Spanish — my grandmother, if she were here, she would be so delighted.” On Saturday, Trump signed an executive order designating English as the official language.
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