
President Trump sparked a backlash from singer John Legend and his “filthy mouthed wife” Chrissy Teigen this weekend over criminal justice reform.
The president’s remarks calling out the celebrities on Sunday got a disrespectful response with Legend appealing to First Lady Melania Trump to “please praise this man” while his wife called the president a “p***y a** b***h.”

Trump’s initial tweet appeared to be in reaction to MSNBC’s airing on Sunday of “Justice For All,” focusing on mass incarceration and featuring an interview with Legend.
Tonight at 7pm PT/10pm ET, I will be joining @LesterHoltNBC for an @NBCNews Town Hall on @MSNBC to discuss our country’s broken criminal justice system. Follow @LetsFreeAmerica to learn more about my work to end mass incarceration. #JusticeForAll pic.twitter.com/9DFySXsgDY
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 8, 2019
The Grammy-winner never mentioned the president or other Republicans to acknowledge their efforts in reforming the criminal justice system.
When all of the people pushing so hard for Criminal Justice Reform were unable to come even close to getting it done, they came to me as a group and asked for my help. I got it done with a group of Senators & others who would never have gone for it. Obama couldn’t come close….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2019
Calling out the “boring musician” and his wife for “talking now about how great it is” without playing a part “when we needed help,” Trump reminded critics that he accomplished “what no one else did” when he signed the First Step Act into law last year.
….A man named @VanJones68, and many others, were profusely grateful (at that time!). I SIGNED IT INTO LAW, no one else did, & Republicans deserve much credit. But now that it is passed, people that had virtually nothing to do with it are taking the praise. Guys like boring…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2019
….musician @johnlegend, and his filthy mouthed wife, are talking now about how great it is – but I didn’t see them around when we needed help getting it passed. “Anchor”@LesterHoltNBC doesn’t even bring up the subject of President Trump or the Republicans when talking about….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2019
…..the importance or passage of Criminal Justice Reform. They only talk about the minor players, or people that had nothing to do with it…And the people that so desperately sought my help when everyone else had failed, all they talk about now is Impeaching President Trump!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2019
The law, which has been praised by folks on both sides of the political aisle, gave judges more discretion in handling cases of drug offenders, reducing mandatory sentences in some situations while creating more rehabilitation opportunities. But while some of the president’s expected critics actually spoke out to praise the law and its positive effect on thousands of inmates, many on the left, like Legend and Teigen, have snubbed him.
Trump’s note of that in his tweet did not get an adult response from the 40-year-old singer who has, along with his wife, been a vocal and fierce critic of the president. Instead, Legend fired back with a snarky appeal to the first lady.
Imagine being president of a whole country and spending your Sunday night hate-watching MSNBC hoping somebody–ANYBODY–will praise you. Melania, please praise this man. He needs you.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 9, 2019
“Your country needs you, Melania,” he added a moment later.
Your country needs you, Melania
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 9, 2019
He followed that with a more disrespectful remark in another tweet saying Mrs. Trump was “otherwise occupied,” along with a photo of the first lady greeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Ah yes, Melania is otherwise occupied. My apologies, @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/aNWgNsS34a
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 9, 2019
Teigen lived up to Trump’s description of her, joining the Twitter attack by calling him a “p***y a** b***h” for tagging “everyone” but her.
lol what a pussy ass bitch. tagged everyone but me. an honor, mister president.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 9, 2019
She also mocked Trump’s “pointless addition” of her name and added the vulgar insult in a follow-up tweet.
the absolute best part of his tweet is I literally didn’t speak in the special, nor was I mentioned. I’m cackling at the pointless addition of me because he cannot not be a bitch pic.twitter.com/9ZkV7bh4FA
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 9, 2019
Luna, remember the night before your first day of school? When mommy was making your sign and the pussy ass bitch president had his 9th meltdown of the day pic.twitter.com/ZFZHJYrDPG
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 9, 2019
The model then sarcastically urged her 11.5 million Twitter followers not to make her comment trend as she used it with a hashtag.
no guys no please do not make this trend, for it is my fight with #PresidentPussyAssBitch, not yours!!!!!! https://t.co/hSJ0UxjbaO
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 9, 2019
Legend joined his wife in the mockery, asking Twitter users not to make her “foul mouthed hashtag trend.”
Please don’t make this foul mouthed hashtag trend #PresidentPussyAssBitch https://t.co/TMaq58hzIx
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 9, 2019
.@twitter won’t let Twitter be great. I understand. #PresidentPussyAssBitch is vile and absolutely should not trend.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 9, 2019
And while liberals were happy to join Legend and Teigen’s immature name-calling, plenty of Twitter users slammed the couple’s crass attacks.
What war of words, progressive liberals are the cancer of planet earth.
— Bobby Hill (@Ladderman421) September 9, 2019
Only in America can someone as talentless as chrissy teigen chime in on politics and make some sort of headline. People confuse popularity with brains.
— KngKong (@kngkng31) September 9, 2019
Chrissy who? Wish the President would ignore these nobodies.
— Fixerjim (@Challenger6010) September 9, 2019
He’s right ! Great example she’s setting for her child ??♀️??♀️ #growup #actlikeanadult
— Ladydi (@Diane31145039) September 9, 2019
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