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Barbra Streisand Protests Against Donald Trump in New Song

Superstar singer-actress Barbra Streisand is the latest artist to get political through song, taking aim at President Donald Trump in a new track from her upcoming album, “Walls”.

On Thursday, the veteran performer officially announced that her new album will be released on November 2 and will include the song “Don’t Lie to Me,” a Trump-inspired track co-written by Streisand.

The album is her first of mostly original songs since 2005 and according to a press release it will also be her first to have a unified social theme.

Her new song “Don’t Lie to Me” depicts a powerful man who’s known to “change the facts.” It starts by asking, “Why can’t you just tell the truth?” and goes on to question: “How do you win if we all lose?”

The song also includes the lyrics: “How do you sleep when the world keeps turning? / All that we’ve built has come undone.”

“I’ve written many articles about this … this person … who has no manners, insults everybody, makes fun of disabled people,” Streisand told Billboard magazine about the man she refers to as a “liar in chief” and “groper in chief.”

“What else could I think about?” she added. “It’s my protest, in a sense, about this unprecedented time in our history. What it says about America.”

The album cover also hints at political commentary—featuring Streisand surrounded by walls. No doubt it’s a reference to Trump’s literal and figurative desire to build walls against neighboring countries and beyond.

“[It’s the] wall of society, the walls of this presidency, the walls that obstruct justice,” she explained.

However, Streisand stresses that the music on her upcoming release also urges for resilience and a sense of hope.

“There’s a light coming in and hope for the future,” she said. “We have to grow as a nation.” Notably, Streisand also covered John Lennon‘s famously pro-peace song “Imagine,” on her new album.

“I’m afraid to be [hopeful], because we thought Hillary Clinton was going to win, and then she didn’t,” she remarked. “And we weren’t sure about the hacking at that moment, but I’m sure that affected her not being made the president.”

Streisand went on to say that the voting system must change.

“We have to give up the electoral college system, that’s what I know,” she told the magazine. “I think people should vote for the president of the United Status—the popular vote should count. Give people a voice; one vote, one voice.”

With a career spanning six decades—most notably in film and music—and as one of the elite members of “EGOT” (winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony)—Streisand has long been associated with liberal causes. It’s certainly not the first time she’s spoken out politically—she was once included among the celebrities on President Richard Nixon’s 1971 list of political enemies.

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54 Comments

  1. AKWally September 29, 2018

    Looks more like a hole she fell in and can’t get up!
    ????

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  2. Michael R. Wimberly September 29, 2018

    Sing to me Baby “I’ve got Tears n My Ears from lying on my back crying all night over you” cause I l… https://t.co/TEF9e5dE4T

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  3. Donna Rae Mathre September 29, 2018

    Gotta love Barbra,she is a jewel !!

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  4. Katrina Tina Herbus Manko September 29, 2018

    Screw her I have less taxes more money etc in my pocket the country is doing great why don’t they want that for us poor working people

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    1. Debbie Slothaug September 29, 2018

      Katrina Tinabut Herbus Manko ypu do realize you have all of this because he is taking from the poor and middle class to give the top 1pct their tax break! A recession will be coming after this false sense of security!

    2. Ed Eichner September 29, 2018

      Katrina Tina Herbus Manko just the fact that you say this is the reason this song means so much, you are intiteled and shellfish, you should be ashamed but here you are, trump is a TRATOR to Americans the fact you support him is to bad you have no morals

  5. Carolyn Berliner September 29, 2018

    Beautiful song?

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  6. Gary J. Weber September 29, 2018

    She used to be afraid of people now she should be.

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  7. Barbara Martin September 29, 2018

    Old bag

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  8. Ed Eichner September 29, 2018

    Thank you for this beautiful song, anyone who says things negative is just another koolaid drinker

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  9. DEbbie Callhoun September 29, 2018

    Thank you Barbara

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  10. Betz Wolfe September 29, 2018

    She is a has been. We don’t want or need her. There are so many talented young singers to take her place.

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  11. Sandra Gore September 29, 2018

    This needs to be shared and sent to every gop

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  12. Louise Dodson September 29, 2018

    Don’t you love her? She has right to express their opinion also

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  13. Mavis Shelby Rosetti September 29, 2018

    I hope you three rot in hell. You’re disgusting. ?

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  14. Katy Tessler Braun September 29, 2018

    THANKS BARBRA.

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  15. Anita Gilbert September 29, 2018

    Witchy

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  16. Michele Calabrese September 29, 2018

    She’s still amazing! What a powerful song!

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  17. Frank Cromis September 29, 2018

    Sad woman.

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  18. Bob Upchurch September 29, 2018

    Give it to them zBarbara! Bobbie and zBarbara
    Ra Ulchurch

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  19. Nathan Henderson September 29, 2018

    Soney Bono got tired of her complaining so he devorced her

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  20. Thomas Fischer September 29, 2018

    Bye.

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  21. Linda Farmer Ames September 29, 2018

    He won’t get it.

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  22. Josh Schwien September 29, 2018

    Another “celebrity” who hasn’t been relavent in over a decade trying to get back in the spotlight by bashing Trump. Real original idea. Do what everyone else does.

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  23. Lori Richie Johnson September 29, 2018

    Dang, thought she died looong time ago, she must be 100 already!

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  24. Pat Harrison September 29, 2018

    Wonderful

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  25. Tom Clayton September 29, 2018

    Has been

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  26. Bryon Boswell September 30, 2018

    She should be protesting the corrupt two party system. The divide and conquer gang

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  27. Tim Eastman September 30, 2018

    She is a witch

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  28. Frank Cromis October 4, 2018

    Who is she!

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  29. Kristina Huddleston October 4, 2018

    Love Barbara

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  30. Mustafa October 4, 2018

    About 25 yrs ago i saw Barbra Streisand riding around in #ward8 in a limo. The windows in the limo… https://t.co/AQ4Ijnu8iW

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  31. Barbara Dean October 4, 2018

    Why am I not surprised by this at all she’s a sissy sassy bitch

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  32. Elliott Schertzer October 4, 2018

    Hello beautiful

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  33. Tere Calderon October 4, 2018

    Love her

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  34. Gary J. Weber October 4, 2018

    For many years she was afraid of her fans and just now I understand.

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  35. Jess Eugene Leonard October 4, 2018

    A washed up has been! She will do anything to get back in the headlines! And the liberal press will oblige her!

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  36. Mitch Clore October 4, 2018

    Such a wasted talent

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  37. Stephen Krieg October 4, 2018

    JUST A BIG HOSE NOSE MAN IS HER NOSE BIG HER NOSE GETS THE REST OF HER FAT ASS IN TROUBLE FAT SOW.

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  38. Jamie N Vickie Hale October 4, 2018

    She ugly and her music sucks

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  39. Irma Seabury October 5, 2018

    That old hag just looking for a little attention and money to keep up appearance.

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    1. Citizen Truth October 5, 2018

      hag?

  40. Richard Bolt October 5, 2018

    Such a waste

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  41. Charles Huber October 5, 2018

    Another Hollywood ass liberal

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  42. Katrina Tina Herbus Manko October 5, 2018

    Another liberal pig

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  43. Carol Rhoades Melby October 18, 2018

    Won’t listen to garbage

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  44. Rose Wheeler October 18, 2018

    Glad I’m not paying for any of her music!

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  45. Gee Man October 18, 2018

    Beautiful but you must see the video she produced to get the whole message

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  46. Sally Shields October 18, 2018

    Really good of course, but music is to loud to hear the words…………

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  47. Dan Fryling October 18, 2018

    Democrats are nuts

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  48. Ronald Christensen October 19, 2018

    Good !

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  49. Brian Elder October 19, 2018

    Oh… how devastating, a song from an unjustified hater?!

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  50. Lisa Carpenter October 19, 2018

    That scraggly hag still alive? Who knew?

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