--- title: Amy Schumer Tampa: Comedian's Open Letter About Donald Trump description: Amy Schumer has delivered an open letter to Tampa, Florida, two days after she mocked Donald Trump during a show canonical: https://time.com/4536506/amy-schumer-tampa-open-letter-donald-trump/ author: Kate Samuelson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-19T14:24:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T10:17:57.982Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Amy Schumer Delivers Open Letter to Tampa After Trump Supporters Walk Out og:description: She was booed in Tampa after calling Trump an "orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster" og:url: https://time.com/4536506/amy-schumer-tampa-open-letter-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38d19d9b089636a4/6988aa9ccd1bba4737702c21/ap_16231542348122.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Amy Schumer og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amy Schumer Delivers Open Letter to Tampa After Trump Supporters Walk Out twitter:description: She was booed in Tampa after calling Trump an "orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38d19d9b089636a4/6988aa9ccd1bba4737702c21/ap_16231542348122.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Amy Schumer Reads Open Letter to Tampa After Donald Trump Supporters Walk Out of Her Show by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Oct 19, 2016 2:24 PM CUT  Amy Schumer has delivered an open letter to Tampa, Florida, two days after she mocked Donald Trump during a show, leading roughly 200 audience members to walk out (file photo) Amy Schumer has delivered an open letter to Tampa, Florida, two days after she mocked Donald Trump during a show, leading roughly 200 audience members to walk out (file photo)Jordan Strauss—AP by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Oct 19, 2016 2:24 PM CUT [Amy Schumer](http://time.com/4507626/amy-schumer-kiss-cam/ "undefined") delivered an open letter to Tampa, Fla., two days after about 200 audience members walked out of her show there when she [mocked Donald Trump.](http://time.com/4533241/amy-schumer-mocks-donald-trump/ "undefined") The comedian and writer read the letter at a performance in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night in New York City, [_People_](http://people.com/celebrity/amy-schumer-delivers-open-letter-tampa-florida-trump/ "undefined") reports. “Dearest Tampa, I’m sorry you didn’t want me, a comedian who talks about what she believes in, to mention the biggest thing going on in our country right now,” she said. “How could I think it was OK to spend five minutes having a peaceful conversation with someone with different views?” Referencing a comment she made during the Tampa show, Schumer added that she “shouldn’t have said that \[Trump\] was an orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster” and jokingly claimed she wouldn’t say it again. Prior to her New York show, the _Trainwreck_ star shared a photo on Instagram of two comedians she was performing with that evening, which she captioned “@rachelfeinstein @marknormand and I are putting on a squeaky clean show #msg #tampaapologytour.” During the Tampa show, Schumer discussed political topics including gun control and the presidential election. She also asked whether a Trump supporter could get up on stage and explain his or her enthusiasm for the Republican candidate. When some members of the audience booed, the 35-year-old comedian invited them to leave, the [_Tampa Bay Times_](http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/trump-fans-boo-walk-out-on-amy-schumer-in-tampa/2298412 "undefined") reported. The [_Times_](http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/trump-fans-boo-walk-out-on-amy-schumer-in-tampa/2298412 "undefined") reported that about 200 people walked out of the Amalie Arena—about 1% of the stadium’s capacity. “I don’t want to hear that. 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