Keke Palmer slams Trump, says 'he’s inciting a race war'
The actress and singer has been very vocal about her support for the Black Lives Matter movement
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Keke Palmer is speaking her mind.
The "Hustlers" actress, 26, recently spoke with Cosmopolitan magazine to discuss her participation in the ongoing pro-Black Lives Matter protests taking place across the nation, as well as to explain how she believes Donald Trump's "craziness" has affected the situation.
When asked what makes these protests different from past Black Lives Matter protests that she's participated in, Palmer said that aside from the coronavirus quarantine allowing for more reflection, there was "a buildup" that led to the eruption of political activism.
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"There have been so many names turned into hashtags, so much pain," she explained. "It blows me away because our language has progressed — I don’t mean specifically Black people. I mean young people, millennials. Naming white supremacy, saying that out loud. When I heard 'defund the police,' I’m like, 'Oh, s--t. We actually could do that.'"
Keke Palmer (left) says Donald Trump is 'inciting a race war.' (Reuters)
Additionally, Palmer said that she believes Trump, 74, to be a part of the problem as well.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I think President Trump plays into it too. He’s inciting a race war," said the "Sticky" singer. "His craziness is inspiring us to just really get him the f--k out! It’s like we needed somebody who riled us up so much for us to be activated to the point of saying, 'Oh, hell no. I can’t let this guy continue. I have to do something. I have to find a way to let my voice be heard and to let people know that I’m not with this.'"
Palmer recently made headlines for her confrontation with a soldier at a protest, pleading with them to "march beside" her.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"So, we’re marching, doing a call-and-response, and we get to this point where we’re not able to cross because the National Guard is being told to protect the nearby buildings," she recalled. "To me, it’s just such a slap in the face. We’re the ones that need to be protected, not the damn buildings! The buildings can be rebuilt."
The former "Scream Queens" star remembers thinking: "Why are they not with us?”
Keke Palmer's recent confrontation with National Guardsmen has gone viral. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Refinery29's 29Rooms)
"I really, honestly wanted to know why," Palmer reflected. "I was overwhelmed with the emotion of everybody knowing what’s happening, that it’s not right. And this is something that, as a Black person, we’ve known."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She continued: "Everything I said came out like word vomit. I know I didn’t let him get a word in edgewise, but it was because I wanted him to feel me. I wanted to connect to the human, not the suit, not this robot-a-- shit. “Yo, we need you to take a stand with us because this has got to stop.”
Palmer's argument with the soldier resulted in cheers from the surrounding crowd and even a handful of soldiers taking a knee, which she said "wasn't enough."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"George Floyd died because somebody kneeled on his neck. I’m not looking for you to kneel. I’m not looking for a moment," she explained. "I’m looking for us to stand together. If now isn’t the time to do it, then when is? Because there was a time when standing up to the slave master seemed crazy as hell too."