Singer Joy Villa, who famously wore a “Make America Great Again” dress to the 2017 Grammy Awards, revealed on Twitter why she chose to vote for President Trump, despite political pressures of Hollywood and the threat of losing fans, contracts, and money.
“Touring Asia, EU heard about Trump running 4 Pres. Was critical, skeptical … politics had failed USA, why would he be different,” Villa wrote late Wednesday in a series of 26 tweets explaining how her ideology aligned with Republicans, Democrats, and then Trump in 2016.
Touring Asia, EU heard about Trump running 4 Pres. Was critical, skeptical…politics had failed USA, why would he be different…? /15 pic.twitter.com/VrdP2Jm1I0
— Joy Villa (@Joy_Villa) November 2, 2017
“Very close [girlfriend] told me about Trump. I started research. Found Oprah interview, became redpilled … started following Maga accounts … secretly,” she continued, referring to a scene from the 1999 film, “The Matrix,” in which protagonist Neo takes a red tablet to be shown reality. “As a registered Republican, I voted 4 Trump. Still had reservations. Hated the division in US, but was finally hopeful for change.”
As a registered Republican, I voted 4 Trump. Still had reservations. Hated the division in US, but was finally hopeful for change…/19 pic.twitter.com/XcIDQuEnFV
— Joy Villa (@Joy_Villa) November 2, 2017
Villa, who announced in October she was considering a run for Congress, tweeted about her struggles with drugs and alcohol as “Hollywood took its toll” on her beliefs.
I tried “to play both sides & reconcile being a Republican inside but living outside as Dem,” she added, before she eventually returned to her faith and music.
She said her Grammy dress with designer Andre Soriano was her “coming out,” despite her husband, Danish writer and photographer Thorsten Overgaard, warning her about a likely backlash.
“Now that I’m out, I hope to lead the way 4 others to be bold,” she wrote.
