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DeMille Award at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony, and used her speech as an opportunity to slam President-elect Donald Trump_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 10, 2017 4:18 PM UTC  Barbra Streisand performs onstage during the Barbra - The Music...The Mem'ries... The Magic! Tour on December 3, 2016 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/WireImage ) Barbra Streisand performs onstage during the Barbra - The Music...The Mem'ries... The Magic! Tour on December 3, 2016 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/WireImage ) John Parra—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 10, 2017 4:18 PM UTC [Meryl Streep’s powerful speech](http://time.com/4628147/read-meryl-streeps-powerful-golden-globes-speech/) at the 2017 Golden Globes that criticized president-elect Donald Trump for mocking a reporter with a disability garnered her plenty of support [from fans and fellow celebrities alike](http://time.com/4628999/golden-globes-2017-trump-internet-reactions/), including [Barbra Streisand](http://time.com/4479575/barbra-streisand-encore-billboard/), who took time during a teeth cleaning to weigh in on the situation like the queen that she is. The legendary performer called into [MSNBC’s _Hardball With Chris Matthews_](http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/barbra-streisand-sounds-off-on-trump-851184195701) on Monday to staunchly defend Streep [after Trump called her “overrated” on Twitter](http://time.com/4629959/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-meryl-streep/), according to [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/barbra-streisand-calls-donald-trump-disgraceful-his-attack-meryl-streep-962981e). “I thought that she said what she said beautifully,” she said. “And I completely agree with Meryl — it was a heartbreaking moment and so beneath the dignity of the presidency, let alone any respectful person. And what we need more in this world is kindness and common decency, and how he reacts and how he has the need to talk back and insult anybody who doesn’t agree with him, that’s pretty disgraceful.” Matthews later reminded Streisand that Trump had told [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-previously-told-thr-meryl-streep-was-one-two-actresses-he-liked-962880) in 2015, “Meryl Streep is excellent; she’s a fine person, too.” Streisand countered: “that’s why you can’t trust anything he says.” “Why isn’t he sitting through briefings rather than tweeting this nonsense?” the star asked. “I don’t know how we’re going to take four years of this,” she said before returning to her teeth cleaning.” Trump also told the [_New York Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/movies/trump-meryl-streep-golden-globes-speech.html?%5Fr=0) that he was “not surprised” that he had come under attack from “liberal movie people.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4630136/barbra-streisand-donald-trump-meryl-streep/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4630136/barbra-streisand-donald-trump-meryl-streep/"},"headline":"Barbra Streisand Thinks Donald Trump Calling Meryl Streep 'Overrated' Is 'Disgraceful'","datePublished":"2017-01-10T16:18:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:36.403Z","description":"\"You can’t trust anything he says.\"","url":"https://time.com/4630136/barbra-streisand-donald-trump-meryl-streep/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","meryl streep","celebrity","Donald Trump","Culture","golden globes 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd26373fa03a09366/6988b4ed524fc0e46adfaaaa/barbra-streisand-calls-out-donald-trump-meryl-streep.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd26373fa03a09366/6988b4ed524fc0e46adfaaaa/barbra-streisand-calls-out-donald-trump-meryl-streep.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Barbra - The Music...The Mem'ries... 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