Mary J. Blige: Trump Is 'Racist,' Speaks About Women 'Viciously' | HuffPost

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Blige spoke at the Sundance Film Festival while promoting her new film "Mudbound."

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Singer Mary J Blige didn’t suppress her feelings about the nation’s 45th president at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday.

While promoting the movie “Mudbound,” in which Blige co-stars, the Grammy-winning singer ― who was open about her support for 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton ― shared her sentiments on Donald Trump’s presidency.

“I just really can’t support this, it is what it is,” Blige said of President Trump as she spoke onstage at the festival. “He speaks about women viciously and he’s just...racist. It makes me emotional, I haven’t been this emotional all day.”

Trump’s inauguration on Friday was followed by womens marches that were held around the world on Saturday in protest of his blatant misogyny and in support of women’s rights.

Blige is hoping the sense of unity that allowed for these marches will be the silver lining of the next four years.

“My hopes are that this brings us together as people, period,” she continued. “Not as a people, not as black people...but as people, and understand that the only thing that’s going to make anything change is for us to love each other.”

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Celebrities Walking For The Women's March

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Miley Cyrus attends the women's march in Los Angeles. (credit:Emma McIntyre via Getty Images)

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Vanessa Hudgens attends the women's march in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Emma McIntyre via Getty Images)

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Kerry Washington speaks onstage at the women's march in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Emma McIntyre via Getty Images)

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Demi Lovato and U2s The Edge attends the Womens March LA, California. (credit:Demi Lovato via Instagram)

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Jane Fonda and James Franco attend the women's march in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Emma McIntyre via Getty Images)

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Willow Smith attending the LA Womens March (credit:Willow Smith)

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Natalie Portman speaks onstage at the women's march in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Emma McIntyre via Getty Images)

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Emma Watson attends the rally at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Paul Morigi via Getty Images)

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Emily Ratajkowski walking during the Women's March. (credit:Emily Ratajkowski via Instagram)

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus speaks onstage at the women's march in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Emma McIntyre via Getty Images)

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Madonna performs onstage during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Paul Morigi via Getty Images)

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Candice King and her daughter marching with the Women's March Denver. (credit:Candice King via Instagram)

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Tracee Ellis Ross attends the Women's March Los Angeles, California. (credit:Araya Diaz via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Janelle Monae speaks onstage during the rally at the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)

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Alicia Keys and Janelle Monae attend the rally at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)

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Alicia Keys speaks at Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Alicia Keys via Instagram)

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Jamie Lee Curtis attends the Women's March Los Angeles, California. (credit:Araya Diaz via Getty Images)

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Kristen Stewart attends The March On Main hosted by Chelsea Handler in Park City, Utah. (credit:Todd Williamson via Getty Images)

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Mandy Moore and Jane Fonda at the Women's March in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Mandy Moore via Instagram)

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Laverne Cox speaks onstage at the women's march in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Emma McIntyre via Getty Images)

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America Ferrara and Chrissy Teigen pose for a photo at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Paul Morigi via Getty Images)

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America Ferrera speaks onstage at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Theo Wargo via Getty Images)

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Jason Sudeikis attends the rally at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)

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Zendaya posing during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Zendaya via Instagram)

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt participating during the Women's March on Washington in Los Angeles. (credit:Joseph Gordon-Levitt via Instagram)

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Debi Mazar and Ashley Judd attend the rally at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)

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Ashley Judd attends the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Theo Wargo via Getty Images)

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Amber Tamblyn, Amy Schumer and guests attend the rally at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)

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Connie Britton attending the Women's March in Park City Utah. (credit:Connie Britton via Instagram)

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Fran Drescher attends the rally at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)

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Cory Booker and Katy Perry attend the rally at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)

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Melissa Benoist participating in Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Melissa Benoist via Instagram)

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John Legend attends the Women's March in Park City, Utah. (credit:Jerod Harris via Getty Images)

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Brie Larson protesting during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Brie Larson via Instagram)

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Jessica Chastain and Chloe Grace Moretz attend the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Noam Galai via Getty Images)

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Padma Lakshmi protesting during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Parma Lakshmi via Instagram)

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Cher attends the rally at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)

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Yara Shahidi and Rowan Blanchard attending Womens March LA, California. (credit:Tara Shahidi via Instagram)

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Ty Burrell attends the Women's March in Park City, Utah. (credit:Jerod Harris via Getty Images)

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Jennifer Beals, Chelsea Handler, Mary McCormack and Charlize Theron participate in the Women's March in Park City, Utah. (credit:George Pimentel via Getty Images)

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Derek Blasberg and Katy Perry participate in the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Derek Blasberg via Instagram)

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Josh Peck participating in the Women's March in LA, California. (credit:Josh Peck via Instagram)

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Jaimie Alexander, Audrey Esparza and Ashley Johnson walking during the Women's March NYC. (credit:Jaimie Alexander via Instagram)

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Amy Poehler, Jenni Konner and Lena Dunham attending the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Lena Dunham via Instagram)

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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal attend the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Noam Galai via Getty Images)

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Michael Moore speaks at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Paul Morigi via Getty Images)

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Rihanna attends the Women's March on Washington. (credit:Rihanna via Instagram)

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Olivia Wilde attends the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Noam Galai via Getty Images)

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Juliette Lewis and her boyfriend Brad Wilk pose at the Women's March Los Angeles, California. (credit:Brandon Williams via Getty Images)

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Nick Offerman walking in the Utah Women's March. (credit:Nick Offerman via Instagram)

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Rosanna Arquette attends the Women's March in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Emma McIntyre via Getty Images)

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Amber Tamblyn and Blake Lively participating in the Women's March in New York City. (credit:Amber Tamblyn via Instagram)

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Uzo Aduba attends the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Noam Galai via Getty Images)

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Yandy Smith-Harris participating at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Yandy Smith-Harris via Instagram)

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Mark Ruffalo walking with the crowd during the Women's March in New York City. (credit:Mark Ruffalo via Instagram)

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Chloe Bennet and a friend attended the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Chloe Bennet via Instagram)

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Pedro Pascal walks with friends during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Pedro Pascal via Instagram)

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Felicity Huffman participating in the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Felicity Huffman via Instagram)

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Jessica Chastain getting ready to speak during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Jessica Chastain via Instagram)

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Kelly McCreary and friends during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Kelly McCreary via Instagram)

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Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, and Matt Bennett during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Ariana Grande via Instagram)

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Misha Collins participating during the Women's March in Jacksonville, Florida. (credit:Misha Collins via Instagram)

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Mindy Kaling walking during the Women's March in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Mindy Kaling via Instagram)

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Gina Rodriguez and friends participating during the Women's March in LA. (credit:Gina Rodriguez via Instagram)

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Chris Colfer posing during the Women's March on Washington. (credit:Chris Colfer via Instagram)

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Halsey, Troye Sivan and Hari Nef participating in the Women's March on Washington. (credit:Halsey via Instagram)

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Bella Thorne sharing her love at the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Bella Thorne via Instagram)

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Chris Rock marching in the Women's March in Nashville, Tennessee. (credit:Chris Rock)

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Scarlett Johansson attends the Women's March on Washington. (credit:Noam Galai via Getty Images)

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Lauren Jauregui protests during the Women's March on Washington, DC. (credit:Lauren Jauregui via Instagram)

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