A Fox News panel found plenty to talk about after Ariana Grande’s performance at Aretha Franklin’s funeral left Bill Clinton with a “priceless” look on his face.
Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum spoke with a panel on “The Story” Friday about Grande’s tribute to the Queen of Soul who died last month at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
The former president, along with Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and the controversial anti-Semite, Louis Farrakhan, sat directly behind Grande as she sang Franklin’s iconic hit “Natural Woman” during the funeral at Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple.
“These guys are staring at her from the back- I mean, look at these guys!” MacCallum exclaimed.
Fox News contributor Marie Harf blamed Grande’s wardrobe.
“If I were Ariana Grande, I would have worn something longer,” the former Obama State Department spokeswoman said, apparently forgetting how Democrats are supposed to be all about feminism.
Instead, it was MacCallum who defended the pop singer.
“She didn’t realize she was going to be standing like- it’s like a bad version of American Idol,” she said.
“That is not appropriate to wear at a funeral, even Aretha Franklin’s funeral,” Harf asserted. “She could have worn something a little longer with some sequins.”
“I thought she looked great,” MacCallum countered. “It’s not her fault that those guys were leering at her.”
This is for the people who are blaming Ariana Grande for that dress instead of expecting Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson to behave themselves at #ArethaHomegoing pic.twitter.com/wpnukPQ0Kn
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) August 31, 2018
“The look on Bill Clinton’s face is priceless,” Kelly Jane Torrance of The Weekly Standard added. “It’s familiar, but priceless.”
Harf then noted that memes have been shared on the internet of what Clinton and Jackson could have been saying to one another while watching Grande’s performance.
“Oh, good lord!” MacCallum responded. “The performances were beautiful but that was like a comedy of errors.”
Grande was also the subject of a bit of controversy involving Bishop Charles H. Ellis III who was leading the funeral. The bishop extended an apology after some outrage that his hand was positioned too close to the 25-year-old pop singer’s breast.
Meanwhile, Twitter was filled with images of Clinton’s adoring gaze.
Gross… Watch Bill Clinton look Ariana Grande up and down when she sings at #ArethaFranklinFuneral and try not to throw up in your mouth. ? pic.twitter.com/aXQvcBmW2Y
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 31, 2018
Bill Clinton is a REALLY big fan of Ariana Grande. pic.twitter.com/o6DYlhp85s
— Sam (@miggsmiggsmiggs) August 31, 2018
Bill Clinton, even on the front row of Aretha Franklin’s funeral at the age of 74, won’t stop, can’t stop when Ariana Grande is performing. pic.twitter.com/dCH2CZ6BdM
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 31, 2018
I wish someone would look at me the way Bill Clinton looked at Ariana Grande. #ArethaFranklinHomegoing pic.twitter.com/q9IBxjkwDo
— Covfefe Pecker-Weissel Jones???? (@PromoteMyCause) August 31, 2018
Bill “Mr. Steal Your Girl” Clinton is back to his old ways @BarstoolNewsN pic.twitter.com/dvZQCtU4kI
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) August 31, 2018
Bill Bill Bill! Savage! #BMS https://t.co/E4XW8EiQip
— Billy Madison (@BMS_Billy) August 31, 2018
bill clinton’s face while listening to ariana is a MOOOOOOOD pic.twitter.com/rTSet6618t
— Matt Gehring (@mattryanx) August 31, 2018
Bill Clinton saw Ariana Grande and he was ready to risk it all…again.
— Kelechi Okafor (@kelechnekoff) August 31, 2018
Ladies, find your Bill. @ArianaGrande #SaturdayMorning #SaturdayMotivation #Memes #memewar #lmao #BillClinton #arianagrande pic.twitter.com/q7FOM4ssvd
— Welcome to Hollyweird (@W2Hollyweird) September 1, 2018
Bill Clinton looks at Ariana Grande like I look at stuffed crust pizza.
— YourLocalBrowncoat ? (@YourLocalJacob) August 31, 2018
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