Trump's team blames Beyoncé for his lewd comments

Beyhive did not take kindly to Trump’s supporters pinning the blame on Beyonce

You’d think Donald Trump’s leaked 2005 tape in which he brags about sexual assault would be enough for the Republican candidate’s camp to sit up and do some damage control. But instead, they picked a fight with Beyoncé of all people.

On Monday, after the second Trump-Hillary debate, Trump's adviser Betsy McCaughey blamed Trump’s lewd and highly inappropriate comments on world-renowned singer Beyoncé Knowles. Speaking to CNN’s Don Lemon, McCaughey said, “I abhor lewd and bawdy language. I don’t listen to rap music. I don’t like that kind of thing. It’s full of the f-word, the p-word, the b-word, the a-word.”



When Lemon pointed out that the rappers were not running for president, McCaughey said, “Hillary Clinton expresses that she finds the language on that bus horrific, but in fact she likes language like this: ‘I came to slay b****, when he f me good I take his a** to Red Lobster.'”

These are lyrics from the pop star Beyoncé’s song Formation. McCaughey argued that Clinton was hypocritical for criticising Trump’s predatory remarks because she ‘idolized’ and ‘imitated’ Beyoncé, who has used racy language in some of her songs.

Watch the train wreck here:

"All that, and a @Beyonce reference," said @donlemon. Here's the @Betsy_McCaughey moment our host was referencing https://t.co/n1xzb7QtJZ

— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) October 11, 2016

Another Trump supporter, Scottie Nell Hughes, blamed his bus comments on sexually explicit books like Fifty Shades of Grey, and movies like “the vampire trilogy” and Magic Mike. “Unfortunately, we have made that to be sort of a part of the culture, a Fifty Shades of Grey culture in today’s society that men can talk like that,” Hughes told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. However, a little fact-check: Fifty Shades of Grey came out in 2011. Trump’s comments were made in 2005.



The Beyhive did not take kindly to Trump’s supporters pinning the blame on Queen Bey.

Do you think Trump surrogates understand how popular and beloved Beyoncé is? And that Trump wasn't quoting song lyrics??

— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) October 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/milesraymer/status/785825726943621120

https://twitter.com/elielcruz/status/785698082814062593

https://twitter.com/AJ_Ski_Bum/status/786026582112555008

Since #Trump called on Russians 2 hack HRC emails, maybe #Hillary shld call da #BeyHive when #GOP compares #Beyonce lyrics 2 trump assaults

— Edrea (@dogonvillage) October 12, 2016

https://twitter.com/ryansiskow/status/785957217841262592

https://twitter.com/JackBlackasss/status/785980311184166912

Trump's folks really tried to defame Beyonce today. They just don't get that's not a winning strategy for anyone.

— deray (@deray) October 12, 2016

This article originally appeared on Quartz