Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on December 18, 2019.
On Wednesday night, after six hours of speeches—including one in which a Republican congressman compared Donald Trump to Jesus—the House of Representatives impeached the president for just the third time in U.S. history.
The vote for charging Trump for abuse of power was 230 to 197, while the vote for charging Trump for obstruction of Congress was 229 to 198. (In both cases, there was also a single "present" vote, thanks to presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard.)
But, unlike Gabbard, plenty of other public figures were more than happy to weigh in. Almost as soon as the news broke, celebrities started posting their reactions to social media in droves. Bette Midler, for one, started out by sharing the news, then waited until the following morning to get creative with a tweet addressed to "dear Donnie."
Impeached.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) December 19, 2019
Dear Donnie,
Your rally last night! WOW! We loved the way you called that woman a slob & a disgusting person (I guess cuz she disagrees with you ha-ha) & bragged about how handsome your fighter pilots are, & that Mrs. Dingell could blow you (I’m paraphrasing a bit). What a win!— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) December 19, 2019
No, the #Senate will probably not vote to remove #Trump from office as a result of his #impeachment, but the stains will never be removed from his record. Just like they’ll never get his spray tan body smears off the White House sheets.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) December 19, 2019
But none were as clever as Zoë Kravitz, who Instagrammed a topless photo of herself taking a bite out of peach. Much to her amusement, her caption—"eat that, 45," followed by a peach emoji—elicited responses along the lines of "Peach in wrong place he won’t grab it ??." ("Ok that's funny. Can't lie," Kravitz replied.)
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Meanwhile, Alyssa Milano became reflective: "I expected this moment but I expected to be more joyful. Maybe jump up & do a happy dance. Maybe," the actor and activist tweeted on Wednesday night. "But I’m just sad and heartbroken. What he’s left behind can’t be erased with this vote. The bigotry and xenophobia he’s emboldened. The lies. It will take generations to recover."
This is a terrible day in our country’s history.
But a great defense of our democracy
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 19, 2019
As usual, noted Trump critics like Barbra Streisand, Rosie McDonald, John Legend, and Jim Carrey were happy to weigh in. (Carrey drew up and shared yet another one of his political cartoons, while Legend minced no words in calling Trump "evil.")
But this time, they were joined by Cole Sprouse, who surprisingly turned out to be one of the most vocal celebrities in the aftermath of the decision, and importantly touched on the next steps.
Hailey Bieber was another surprise, though she ultimately deleted her post: an Instagram Story that read "bye, Felicia."
Trump's impeachment is – as he said it would have been for others – an embarrassment on his permanent, public record. He will be remembered more for his ridiculed presidency than any false image of success he attempted to create prior.https://t.co/tqkJTW7E0t
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) December 19, 2019
Thank you to the House of Representatives for doing your constitutional duty. Everyone please call your senators and tell them to remove this evil man from office. https://t.co/IKEPnZE84B
— John Legend (@johnlegend) December 19, 2019
Time for a celebration
— Cole M. Sprouse (@colesprouse) December 19, 2019
Sleeeeep im-heavenly-peaaaachhhhh. SLEEeep im-heavenlllly-peachhhh. #happyholidays2019
— Cole M. Sprouse (@colesprouse) December 19, 2019
“It doesn’t mean he’s out of office yet!!!!” Yeah everyone knows stfu. Take the win, carry the momentum.
— Cole M. Sprouse (@colesprouse) December 19, 2019
done. amen. god bless America pic.twitter.com/TJdrakRo1V
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 19, 2019
Some, like Cher and Jordyn Woods, didn't directly reference impeachment or call out Trump by name. But the timing of their tweets certainly suggested they were thinking about it. Lizzo's tweet about "having a great day," for example, came after she called out Tomi Lahren after the Fox Nation host retweeted her to defend impeachment with the phrase "truth hurts."
"The only thing that hurts is this country is divided by hatred fueled from people like you," Lizzo responded. "Why don’t u do better and give ya boy some advice on telling the truth, he’s gonna need it."
Anyways, I’m having a great day! ?
— Feelin Good As Hell (@lizzo) December 19, 2019
The only thing that hurts is this country is divided by hatred fueled from people like you.. why don’t u do better and give ya boy some advice on telling the truth, he’s gonna need it. https://t.co/E8SlndHDHa
— Feelin Good As Hell (@lizzo) December 19, 2019
This aged well… https://t.co/TOKGcKydLD
— Feelin Good As Hell (@lizzo) December 19, 2019
What a time to be alive
— Jordyn Woods (@jordynwoods) December 19, 2019
OH. HAPPY DAY OH HAPPY DAY – Google Search
One Of My Favorites Ever✨⭐️✨its how i feel
https://t.co/aflJV6KYrt— Cher (@cher) December 19, 2019
For the most part, though, those who tweeted their reactions seemed more than happy to call out Trump by name.
I can’t lie I’m waiting to see what trump got to say about this lol he should just go out wit a bang ????? he should go live on the gram
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) December 19, 2019
it's a christmas miracle https://t.co/AvJx8tMzUW
— James Charles (@jamescharles) December 19, 2019
o holy night https://t.co/3LTd5RNFWP
— Ben Platt (@BenSPLATT) December 19, 2019
“IMPEACHED PRESIDENT” donald j.trump,Makes RICH RICHER,poor poorer,& Will PURGE MILLIONS Of DEMOCRATS Off VOTING ROLLS.
RUSSIA,RUDI,RESTRICTIONS,
That’s trumps game plan.For What Does It Profit a Man To Gain The Whole?,Yet Lose His Own Soul
— Cher (@cher) December 18, 2019
trump being impeached is the best christmas present ever ?
— christina perri (@christinaperri) December 19, 2019
That night, Donald had a very strange dream. pic.twitter.com/Ki4GCifjON
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) December 19, 2019
IMPEACHED!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Xj6RF8XSv7
— Mervyn Warren (@mervynwarren) December 19, 2019
— lalah hathaway (@lalahhathaway) December 19, 2019
The GOP speakers at the impeachment debate should dress up as cats, just so we get two ridiculous things that no sane person should ever be subjected to out of the way in one fell swoop.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 19, 2019
thoughts and prayers https://t.co/QnaZW5RczE
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) December 18, 2019
Of Trump's defenders, only one celebrity was bold enough to express his displeasure with the news: Jon Voight.
"The evil is trying to win," he said in a video posted to Twitter. "If the impeachment proceeds, America will fall."
In God We Trust pic.twitter.com/xbMCTDhgp4
— Jon Voight (@jonvoight) December 19, 2019
It almost goes without saying that Trump has repeatedly—and emphatically—expressed his feelings, too. (After all, it was just a week ago that he broke his own record, tweeting and retweeting more than 100 times in a single day.)
But his son, Donald Trump Jr., implemented a different approach as the vote kicked off on Wednesday night. Before addressing the impeachment news, he took care to address the fact that Trump wrapping paper and ornaments were for sale on the president's website.
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