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Hillary Clinton gave a historic speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Now celebrities are reacting to the momentous event. See stars’ Twitter reactions below.
As Gossip Cop reported, Clinton officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first woman in history to do so. She was introduced by her daughter, Chelsea. And as both spoke, many stars tweeted their reactions.
Oprah tweeted, “Glass ceiling Cracked Wide Open! #HillaryClinton #DemsInPhilly” Along with a photo of Clinton at the convention, Lady Gaga wrote, “Sitting with my mom and sister, so excited for the future of our country with her.” Meanwhile, Julia Louis-Dreyfus quoted Clinton and added her own commentary: “Your cause is our cause.” Perfect. #ImWithHer @HillaryClinton”
Josh Groban wrote, “History. Is. Made. I’m proud of us.” Patton Oswald joked, “Ugh. All these SPECIFICS on how she’ll fix problems. Can’t she just say, ‘Buh-leeve me’ and ‘It’ll be great.’ #DemsinPhilly” Alyssa Milano shared, “Tears! #history #herstory” And Tyra Banks simply tweeted, “Thank YOU!”
Octavia Spencer expressed, “Hopefully the Berners heard her! #ImWithHer #DemsInPhilly #HerStory #OurStory #OurRepubiic #StrongerTogether” Jesse Tyler Ferguson tweeted Clinton saying, “Don’t believe anyone who says: I alone can fix this,” in reference to Donald Trump declaring that at the Republican National Convention. Kelly Rowland wrote, “#HERSTORY WAS MADE TODAY!! #ImWithHer”
“A man you can bait with a tweet… Is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons,” Will Arnett quoted Clinton as saying, adding “perfect” to her statement. Andy Cohen similarly tweeted that remark. Elizabeth Banks offered, “I just keep yelling YES @HillaryClinton #DemsInPhilly @Everytown #noDonaldyoudon’t” And Josh Gad echoed Clinton’s speech when writing, “#NoDonaldYouDont”
Amanda Seyfried exclaimed, “Hillary- the humane choice.” Arsenio Hall mocked, “Hillary’s speech ain’t hitting. She should have plagiarized Melania Trump’s speech.” And with a photo of himself holding an iPad, Tony Bennett noted, “Finished my show just in time to watch @hillaryclinton become our first female Presidential Nominee! #demsinphilly” Gossip Cop will update as more celebrities react to Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention during which she accepted her party’s nomination for President of the United States.
