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Another red carpet means another chance for singer and actress Joy Villa to grab some attentionfor her political views— this time at the 2020Grammy Awardson Sunday night, where she wore a red latex dress with “Trump 2020” down the front and “Impeached & Re-Elected” on the back.
Villa, 28, has become known for wearing dresses with conservative messaging, often supporting PresidentDonald Trump, who is currently on trial in the Senate.
Last year, Villa dressed as a literal border wall with coordinating MAGA purse.
“I feel like Miss America in this; it’s all couture,” Villa toldThe Hollywood Reporterabout her 2020 Grammys dress. “He’s [Trump is] going to be the first president in history to be impeached and re-elected.”
Villa said she gave bothIvanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior aide, and the White House a heads up that she was planning to wear a pro-Trump dress again this year.
She received both backlash and support on social media for the dress.
A Twitter user clapped back at her,writing: “People told Joy Villa you couldn’t turn racism, sexism and xenophobia into a dress. Now look whos laughing!”
Another user wasmore direct: “All you need to know about the Grammys is that they invite Joy Villa every g—— year.”
Joy Villa at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
In December, President Trump became the third president in American historyto be impeached. The Senate is debating his fate at trial now, where they are hearing arguments from both House lawmakers and Trump’s defense about whether to remove him from office over his alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congressin the Ukraine scandal.
Given the Republican majority in the Senate — and conservatives’ distaste for engaging in a process they argue is essentially a revenge scheme over Democrats’ loss in 2016 — it’s widely expected Trump will be acquitted.
Villa — probably best known for her pro-Trump dresses and her role inHobgoblins 2— echoed the president’s messaging exactly and toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat Trump’s impeachment trial was “a total sham.”
Trump was impeached in mid-December following a months-long investigation which, according to Democrats, found he withheld nearly $400 million in military aide to Ukraine while trying to pressure the country’s government into announcing an investigation into Trump’s political rival Joe Biden.
Despite the evidence against him, and the testimony of government officials that have broadly corroborated the allegations of wrongdoing, Trump has insisted his impeachment is a “witch hunt.”
source: people.com
