Madonna attacks Trump over ‘unthinkable’ World AIDS Day snub
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Singer Madonna attacked President Donald Trump on Monday for no longer celebrating World AIDS Day.
Madonna referred to that day in an Instagram post He stated that the USA did not celebrate World AIDS Day for the first time since its founding in 1988, and that the Trump administration did not promote this day.
Madonna: “Donald Trump announced that World AIDS Day should no longer be celebrated.” he wrote. “Ordering federal agents not to commemorate this day is one thing, but asking the public to act as if this day never happened is ridiculous, ridiculous, unthinkable. I bet he didn’t watch his best friend die of AIDS, didn’t hold his hands, and didn’t watch the blood pour down his face as he took his last breaths at the age of 23.”
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Madonna called out President Donald Trump in an Instagram post on World AIDS Day on Monday. (Theo Wargo/FilmMagic via Getty Images; Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
He added: “The list of people I have known, loved, and lost to AIDS is long. I’m sure most of you can relate. Let me say it again: AIDS still has no cure and people are still dying from it. I refuse to accept that these people died in vain. And I will continue to honor World AIDS Day, and I hope you will honor this day with me.”
News organizations reported days ago that the U.S. State Department would no longer recognize World AIDS Day; This decision was later taken by the decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. defended in a statement.
“Awareness day is not a strategy. Under President Trump’s leadership, the State Department is working directly with foreign governments to save lives and increase their responsibility and burden sharing,” said Tommy Pigott, deputy State Department spokesman. he said. “Earlier this year, we released a global health strategy aimed at streamlining America’s foreign assistance and modernizing our approach to infectious diseases.”
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The Trump administration did not celebrate World AIDS Day on Monday. (iStock)
In an earlier comment to Fox News Digital, White House spokesman Kush Desai explained that the Trump administration’s efforts to fight AIDS continue.
“The State Department is working directly with foreign governments to implement a global health strategy to facilitate America’s foreign assistance and modernize our approach to infectious diseases like HIV,” Desai said. he said.
“Meanwhile, HHS is advancing the next generation of HIV prevention and treatment options, strengthening viral suppression nationwide through HRSA’s Ryan White program, supporting emergency preparedness, and expanding access to trusted HIV information,” he continued.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Trump administration approved a new biannual vaccine from private US biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences in June. Preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS. The vaccine has been shown in clinical trials to be nearly 100% effective at preventing the spread of HIV, superior to past medications.
The FDA under the Trump administration approved a new vaccine to limit the spread of HIV. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
Trump previously announced his goal of eliminating the disease by 2030. An initiative to end HIV In the first semester of 2019.
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But the Trump administration also Tried to cut funding From the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in the President’s original repeal package in July. Senate Republicans later agreed to preserve PEPFAR funding.
