The Chicks singer Natalie Maines is not mincing words about her disapproval of President Donald Trump.
“Our democracy is disappearing right before our eyes. This fugly slut is using your gas money to pay the insurrectionists,” Maines, 51, wrote via Instagram on Monday, May 18, sharing photos of Trump, 79, and the mob who rushed the U.S. Capitol in 2021. “But don’t worry about it. I’m sure posting selfies will fix everything.”
Maines claimed that she referred to Trump as a “fugly slut” in an earlier social media post that was allegedly removed from the social media platform.
“We’ll see how long this one lasts,” she noted. “Repost and help the message live.”
Maines, who added a “free speech” hashtag, was supported by several famous faces in her comments section. Maren Morris and Busy Philipps both dropped “likes” on the post, while Sandra Bernhard issued a message in solidarity.
“Good to hear your voice, sister,” Bernhard, 70, commented. “You’ve always put yourself on the line for our country & that’s no joke.”
Maines and her fellow members of The Chicks have long been outspoken about politics. During a 2003 concert, Maines now-infamously condemned then-President George W. Bush and the Iraq War. The band’s music was subsequently pulled from many radio stations.
“I definitely have a bad taste in my mouth about country radio,” Maines later told Us Weekly exclusively in 2013. “We did get supporters, but as a whole, the country music industry did not support us. Award shows would laugh at our expense. It was fun to hate us.”
Maines further stressed that she didn’t regret speaking her mind.
“To me, I was right from the beginning, because it’s my right as an American to speak up and question our President, have my point of view, have my opinion, question what I want to question, and say what I want to say about our government,” she told Us. “It’s very scary to me that people actually think we should just follow our leaders. If we can’t learn from our history, we’re nowhere.”
Maines and her bandmates, sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer, have since been vocal about Trump’s two terms in office. (Trump was elected non-consecutively in 2016 and 2024.)
The country band flashed a defaced photo of Trump, where the former Apprentice host wore devil horns, during a rendition of “Goodbye Earl” at a 2016 concert in Cincinnati.
Trump has not publicly reacted to Maines’ criticism past or present.
