--- title: Donald Trump Calls Madonna 'Disgusting' in New Interview description: President Trump called pop star Madonna "disgusting," referring to the speech she made at the Women's March in Washington last Saturday. canonical: https://time.com/4651502/donald-trump-madonna-womens-march/ author: Kate Samuelson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-27T12:34:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:12.479Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Calls Madonna 'Disgusting' Following Her Women's March Speech og:description: "Honestly, she’s disgusting. 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Brief is TIME's Washington newsletter, written by senior correspondent Philip Elliott. It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, three times a week. It reaches 85,000 subscribers with a 37.0% open rate as of August 2026. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ## Video: Madonna's Controversial Anti–Donald Trump Speech at Women’s March [Watch (HLS stream): Madonna's Controversial Anti–Donald Trump Speech at Women’s March](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZvYWUMiQ.m3u8) (0:53)  _Published 2017-01-23. Madonna took to Instagram on Sunday to clarify a controversial speech she delivered during the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday._ by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Jan 27, 2017 12:34 PM UTC  Madonna attends the Women's March on Washington in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2017. Madonna attends the Women's March on Washington in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2017. Noam Galai—WireImage by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Jan 27, 2017 12:34 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4642160/donald-trump-official-photographer/) called pop star Madonna “disgusting” following the controversial speech she made at the [Women’s March](http://motto.time.com/4642671/womens-march-special-trump-inauguration/) in Washington last Saturday. “Honestly, she’s disgusting. I think she hurt herself very badly. I think she hurt that whole… cause,” he told _Fox News_‘ Sean Hannity in an interview Thursday evening. “I thought her, and a couple of others. But I thought she was in particular… I thought what she said was disgraceful to our country.” During the Saturday march, the _Vogue_ singer [spoke openly about](http://time.com/4643858/womens-march-newt-gingrich-madonna/) how the election results had affected her. “Yes, I’m angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House,” she told a crowd of roughly [500,000 people](http://time.com/4642323/womens-march-washington-donald-trump-inauguration/). After her speech drew widespread [criticism](http://pitchfork.com/news/71148-cyndi-lauper-denounces-madonnas-womens-march-speech-yelling-just-jacks-people-up/), Madonna [addressed the issue](http://time.com/4642794/madonna-womens-march-speech-donald-trump/), writing on Instagram: “I am not a violent person, I do not promote violence and it’s important people hear and understand my speech in its entirety rather than one phrase taken wildly out of context.” In an interview with _Fox & Friends_ following the singer’s speech, Former House Speaker [Newt Gingrich said](http://time.com/4643858/womens-march-newt-gingrich-madonna/) Madonna “ought to be arrested” for her remarks. A Texas [radio station also banned](http://motto.time.com/4650416/texas-radio-bans-madonna-womens-march/) the star’s music from its airwaves because of Madonna’s “un-American sentiments.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4651502/donald-trump-madonna-womens-march/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4651502/donald-trump-madonna-womens-march/"},"headline":"President Trump Calls Madonna 'Disgusting' Following Her Women's March Speech","datePublished":"2017-01-27T12:34:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:49:12.479Z","description":"\"Honestly, she’s disgusting. 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