{"id":173892,"date":"2025-06-10T22:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/doechii-puts-trump-on-blast-for-immigration-and-protest-policies-during-bet-awards-acceptance-speech\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T22:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:57:58","slug":"doechii-puts-trump-on-blast-for-immigration-and-protest-policies-during-bet-awards-acceptance-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/doechii-puts-trump-on-blast-for-immigration-and-protest-policies-during-bet-awards-acceptance-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Doechii puts Trump on blast for immigration and protest policies during BET Awards acceptance speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On Monday (June 9, 2025) evening, celebrities graced the red carpet at the <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/bet-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BET Awards<\/a>, gathering at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles to honor Black excellence in music, TV, sports, and film.<\/p>\n<p>Just blocks away from the <strong>Kevin Hart<\/strong>-hosted ceremony, Angelenos were protesting federal immigration raids in the area. During the fourth day of demonstrations, hip-hop artist <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/doechii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doechii<\/a> addressed the situation in her acceptance speech after winning best hip-hop artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs much as I\u2019m honored by this award, I do want to address what\u2019s happening right now outside of the building,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/music-news\/doechii-ruthless-attacks-los-angeles-ice-protests-bet-speech-1236260346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she told the crowd<\/a>. \u201cThere are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/best-dressed-03302025-11-1160x1740.jpg\" alt=\"36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Red Carpet\" class=\"wp-image-112315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/best-dressed-03302025-11-1160x1740.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/best-dressed-03302025-11-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/best-dressed-03302025-11-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/best-dressed-03302025-11-860x1290.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/best-dressed-03302025-11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA \u2013 MARCH 27: Doechii attends the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images for GLAAD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cAnxiety\u201d performer then criticized the president\u2019s deployment of the California National Guard to control protesters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump is using military forces to stop a protest, and I want y\u2019all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us,\u201d she continued. \u201cWhat type of government is that?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1742\" alt=\"Uber and Delta Celebrate SkyMiles Partnership in Atlanta\" class=\"wp-image-113399 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-1160x1742.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-1160x1742.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-800x1201.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-860x1291.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1742\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-1160x1742.jpg\" alt=\"Uber and Delta Celebrate SkyMiles Partnership in Atlanta\" class=\"wp-image-113399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-1160x1742.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-800x1201.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05-860x1291.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doechii-uber-eats-delta-photos-24042025-05.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 APRIL 24: Doechii performs onstage during the Uber and Delta SkyMiles partnership celebration at The Eastern on April 24, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Derek White\/Getty Images for Uber and Delta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She emphasized that \u201cpeople are being swept up and torn from their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel it\u2019s my responsibility as an artist to use this moment to speak up for all oppressed people: For Black people, for Latino people, for trans people, for the people in Gaza,\u201d she added. \u201cWe all deserve to live in hope and not in fear, and I hope we stand together, my brothers and my sisters, against hate and we protest against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The Grammy Award recipient was the sole celebrity to mention the ongoing events during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbfbfb\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbfbfb\"><strong>HOT DEALS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"228\" alt=\"Theragun PRO\" class=\"wp-image-114917 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/therabody.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/therabody.jpg\" alt=\"Theragun PRO\" class=\"wp-image-114917\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"background-color:#fbfbfb\" class=\"wp-block-list has-background\">\n<li>Save $100 on the Theragun PRO. 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Just blocks away from the Kevin Hart-hosted ceremony, Angelenos were protesting federal immigration raids in the area. 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