How Madonna Gave Trump Ammo With a Cry for Peace
Her mention of “blowing up the White House” at the Women’s March was a classic moment for her—and for the new president’s team.
Some of the events of this past weekend—the size of the protest crowds, the question-free “alternative facts” press briefing—were without precedent. But one was so familiar that it warrants a Groundhog’s Day comparison: Madonna said something controversial, and controversy ensued.
Early in her speech to the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., Madonna gave a message “to our detractors that insist this march will never add up to anything.”
That message:
