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Chilli Denies MAGA Ties After Records Show 2024 Donations to Trump-Aligned Groups

She attributes the payments to mistaken recurring gifts intended for veteran support.

Overview

  • Chilli said in a Saturday Instagram video and statement that she is not MAGA, apologized for an accidental repost about Michelle Obama, and removed the post.
  • Federal Election Commission records list 2024 contributions tied to a Rozonda Thomas of Stone Mountain, Georgia, including $210.60 to WinRed, $340.60 to the Trump National Committee JFC, and $486.54 to Never Surrender Inc.
  • Her representative said 17 payments were made over time, many as automatic recurring donations, and said she believed they supported veterans and groups fighting child trafficking.
  • Public reaction has been split, and AllHipHop published audio of T-Boz saying “my group member voted for him,” a claim that has not been independently verified as older follows and a 2017 “all lives matter” remark were resurfaced.
  • The dispute is unfolding as TLC rolls out the “It’s Iconic” tour with Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue, and it highlights how platforms like WinRed and joint fundraising committees can keep pulling small recurring gifts unless donors change the settings.