Demi Lovato slammed fans asking for her seventh studio album amid horrific Trump supporter riots in Washington DC
Supporters of President Donald Trump forcibly stormed the US Capitol to protest his election defeat against President-elect Joe Biden, which led to the deaths of four and terrified politicians rushing to safety.
The singer, 28, said she felt ’embarrassed and ashamed’ after the attack and felt compelled to enter the studio to channel her ‘anger – while also drawing attention to the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Fury: Demi Lovato has slammed fans asking for her seventh studio album amid horrific Trump supporter riots in Washington DC
In a series of tweets she wrote: ‘My heart is broken. It makes me too sad to believe how naive I was to think this couldn’t possibly happen, and yet it did.
‘Here we are. For anyone in my comments who says ‘where is d7’ or wants me to sing instead of telling you what needs to change in this country …
‘THIS IS WHY I POST AS MUCH AS I. THIS IS WHY I CARE. THIS CANNOT HAPPEN ANY F ****** ANOTHER. I am angry, ashamed and ashamed.
‘I’m in the studio doing something special after today’s attack on democracy.
Grotesque Act: Supporters of President Donald Trump forcibly stormed the US Capitol to protest his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden, leading to the deaths of four and terrified politicians rushing to safety
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Last year, Demi released the political track “ Commander in Chief, ” which contains everything she’d love to say to Trump if she had the chance.
She said, “So many times has I wanted to write a letter to the president or sit down with him and ask him these questions.
‘And then I thought I really don’t want to do that and I thought one way I could do that is write a song and put it out for the whole world to hear and then he has to answer those questions to everyone and not just I.’
The ‘Sober’ singer insisted she never wanted to provoke division with her lyrics, but hoped to encourage her fans to vote and get involved politically.
Hit back: The 28-year-old singer said she felt ’embarrassed and ashamed’ after the attack and felt compelled to go into the studio to channel her ‘anger – while also drawing attention to the Black Lives Matter movement .
She said: ‘We have to show up to vote because it is so important that our voices are heard. And honestly, to me, whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, just go out and vote. ‘
Authorities lost control when rioters destroyed and entered the Capitol building, with some of the MAGA crowd entering Nancy Pelosi’s office.
The riots took place when the US Congress gathered to confirm Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election in November.
A number of celebrities urged politicians to invoke the 25th Amendment – which arranges for the Vice President to take control if the Commander-in-Chief “ is unable to fulfill the powers and duties of his office ” – and to end his term of office two weeks earlier.
The protests came along with the Republican congressional dispute over the election results ahead of Biden’s scheduled inauguration on January 20.
Work: The star revealed that she made music to channel her anger amid the political turmoil
Twitter suspended Trump’s account after a string of tweets that failed to quell the ongoing violence.
“We have demanded the removal of three @ realDonaldTrump tweets posted earlier today for repeated and serious violations of our citizen integrity policy,” the social media company said.
He continued: ‘This means @realDonaldTrump’s account will be locked for 12 hours after deleting these Tweets. If the Tweets are not deleted, the account will remain locked. ‘
Trump has now promised an “ orderly transfer of power ” after Biden’s election victory was finally confirmed by Congress.
Terrifying: The riots took place as the US Congress gathered to confirm Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election in November
‘Lunatic’: When celebrities flooded Twitter to condemn the actions, Twitter suspended Trump’s account after a series of tweets that did little to quell the ongoing violence
Trump issued a tone-deaf statement through his assistant admitting defeat, while simultaneously calling the chaos “ the end of the greatest first term in presidential history. ”
The president also continued to dispute the election results, saying, “While I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts confirm me, there will be an orderly transition on January 20.
‘I always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted.
“While this marks the end of the best first term in presidential history, it is only the beginning of our fight to make America great again!”
Mr President: Trump has now pledged an ‘orderly transfer of power’ after Biden’s election victory was finally confirmed by Congress