{"id":3998,"date":"2024-09-30T20:53:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T20:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2024-09-30T20:53:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T20:53:55","slug":"barbra-streisand-says-she-cant-live-in-this-country-if-donald-trump-wins-2024-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=3998","title":{"rendered":"Barbra Streisand says she \u2018can\u2019t live in this country\u2019 if Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"

After coldly serenading former president\u00a0Donald trump<\/a>\u00a0in her song \u201cDon\u2019t Lie to Me,\u201d\u00a0Barbra Streisand<\/a>\u00a0again slams the \u201ctyrant,\u201d saying if the Republican front-runner for 2024 is re-elected, she\u2019s leaving the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Calling the four-times-indicted Trump \u201cso stupid,\u201d and \u201cill-informed,\u201d the singer and actor recently shared with Stephen Colbert \u201cI can\u2019t live in this country if he becomes\u00a0president<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

But this isn\u2019t the first time she\u2019s made that threat, nor is she the only\u00a0celebrity<\/a> who broke their vows of fleeing to Canada, Europe or even Jupiter after Trump last won in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Barbra Streisand, the 81-year-old treasure wasn\u2019t meaning to be a Funny Girl<\/em>\u00a0when\u00a0she said<\/a>, \u201cYes, Mr. Trump, let\u2019s make America great again. But first, get one thing straight: America was great \u2013 before you were elected.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The long-time Democratic supporter and fundraiser isn\u2019t shy over expressing her dislike of the former president and has called him \u201cthe Liar in Chief, the Groper in Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2018, the EGOT (she holds an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) released her 36th<\/sup>\u00a0album, \u201cWalls,\u201d inspired by the reality show star turned President of the United States.<\/p>\n

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Speaking with\u00a0Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0about the song, she said, \u201cI wanted to talk about the things that were making me feel so sad, heartbroken.\u201d Streisand continues, \u201cI just can\u2019t stand what\u2019s going on. His assault on our democracy, our institutions, our founders \u2013 I think we\u2019re in a fight\u2026We\u2019re in a war for the soul of America.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Grammy-nominated album \u2013 a musical homage to Trump\u2019s tyranny \u2013 includes songs like \u201cDon\u2019t Lie to Me,\u201d which Streisand explains was motivated by the news that made her \u201csick, listening to lies, listening to things that are such craziness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t stand being lied to, and I don\u2019t think the country should be lied to either.\u201d\u00a0She then quips<\/a>, \u201cAnd I just couldn\u2019t comprehend how he could tell all these lies with absolutely no guilt (clearly he\u2019s not Jewish.)\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Art is the enemy of tyrants\u2019<\/h2>\n

Explaining why she\u2019s compelled to be politically involved, Streisand sounds off on the friction between politicians and artists in her 2023 memoir, \u201cMy Name is Barbra.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy does it make so many people angry when artists speak out?\u201d Babs asks. \u201cArtists, Streisand said, can serve as \u2018a country\u2019s conscience.\u2019 Their work gives us a reflection of the times, and sometimes they challenge us to see what others would prefer to ignore. They can give voice to the voiceless, by speaking up when no one else will.\u201d<\/p>\n

She adds, \u201cThat\u2019s why art is the enemy of tyrants and dictators.\u201d<\/p>\n

Offering her powerful voice unfortunately didn\u2019t sway the voting population.<\/p>\n

\u2018Planet\u2019s gone bonkers\u2019<\/h2>\n

Ahead of the 2016 elections, the\u00a0Prince of Tides<\/em>\u00a0star told the Australian version of\u00a060 Minutes<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0\u201cHe has no facts. I don\u2019t know, I can\u2019t believe it. I\u2019m either coming to your country [Australia], if you\u2019ll let me in, or Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But Streisand wasn\u2019t the only A-list celebrity who claimed they would leave the U.S. if Trump took office.<\/p>\n

The Wrap<\/a>\u00a0reports that comedian George Lopez joked that he\u2019d\u00a0go back to Mexico: \u201cIf [Trump] wins, he won\u2019t have to worry about immigration, we\u2019ll all go back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chelsea Handler, who voiced her determination to leave, reversed her decision the day after Trump\u2019s victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. \u201cYesterday, my staff reminded me that platforms and voices like mine are needed more than ever; leaving the country is quitting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other celebrities were more creative with their escape plans.<\/p>\n

Comedian and talk show host\u00a0Jon Stewart said<\/a>, \u201cI would consider getting in a rocket and going to another planet, because clearly this planet\u2019s gone bonkers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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