Bette Midler has been brutally mocked for her 'humiliating' performance at an anti-Trump event which took place as counter-programming to Freedom 250 on Sunday.
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Bette Midler, 80, Mocked for Awkward Performance
Bette Midler has been brutally mocked for her 'humiliating' performance at an anti-Trump event which took place as counter-programming to UFC Freedom 250 on Sun...
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The 80-year-old actress took to the stage at the Rise Up, Sing Out concert in and wassuch as Jane Fonda, and .
At the same time, President Trump attended the UFC fight that took place in front of the on the South Lawn and simultaneously rang in his 80th birthday.
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Midler performed her own rendition of the track All You Fascists Bound To Lose by Woody Guthrie and altered some of the lyrics.
'All you fascists bound to lose. Lose, you fascists bound to lose,' the Hocus Pocus star sang to the crowd and those streaming the event.
'We'll battle ICE together, until they cut and run, just like in Minneapolis, and when the come you're bound to lose, you fascists bound to lose.'
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Bette Midler, 80, has been brutally mocked for her 'humiliating' performance at an anti-Trump event which took place as counter-programming to UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday; seen in 2025
The actress took to the stage at the Rise Up, Sing Out concert in NYC and was joined by other celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro and Julia Roberts
Midler had been accompanied by backup singers during her performance, and some social media users took to X to offer their thoughts.
One penned, 'I refuse to believe this is real,' while another typed, 'Holy moly this is sooooooo painfully bad... hahaha.'
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Back in 2024, Midler deactivated her X account when Trump won the U.S. presidential election against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris; seen in 2021 in Washington D.C.
Other celebrities were in attendance at the NYC event on Sunday, including Robert De Niro
Jane Fonda was also in attendance and expressed, 'Right now, the government and its cronies [are] routinely violating its First Amendment to silence artists'
Other celebrities were in attendance at the NYC event on Sunday, including Robert De Niro.
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'Good evening everyone, and welcome to all of you who couldn't get tickets to the White House cage fight,' the actor stated as he took to the stage.
Elsewhere during his speech, he added, 'I hate to say it, but loving our country is starting to sound like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser.
'I can't love a country that's led by a racist, misogynist, xenophobic tyrant.'
He then took part in a 'Go f*** yourself' chant with the crowd in attendance which was geared towards Trump.
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Jane Fonda was also in attendance and expressed, 'Right now, the government and its cronies [are] routinely violating its First Amendment to silence artists.'
She later added that 'our democracy is in peril. In the face of what's happening, we need our industry to be unified, activated and unwilling to engage in anticipatory obedience.
'We stand together in defense of our right to free expression. They come for one of us, by God, they come for all of us.'
Miles away in Washington D.C., crowds took in UFC Freedom 250 which was held on the White House lawn
President Trump was in attendance near the ring alongside Dana White and wife Melania
He was also joined by other family members on his 80th birthday including son Barron who sat behind his parents during the matches. A firework show near the White House concluded the night
Joy Reid, YouTuber Ms. Rachel, Rufus Wainwright, Julia Roberts, Tessa Thompson, Lily Gladstone and Ayo Edebiri were other stars that took part in the event.
Miles away in Washington D.C., crowds took in UFC Freedom 250 which was held on the White House lawn.
President Trump was in attendance near the ring alongside Dana White and wife Melania.
He was also joined by other family members on his 80th birthday including son Barron who sat behind his parents. A firework show near the White House concluded the night.
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