Overview
- Maines posted on Instagram, calling President Trump a “fugly slut” and warning that “our democracy is disappearing right before our eyes.”
- The caption accused Trump of using “your gas money” to pay Jan. 6 defendants, and it urged followers to repost the message.
- The carousel paired a close-up photo of Trump with images of rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
- She said an earlier post with the same insult had been removed and wrote “We’ll see how long this one lasts,” using hashtags including #epsteinfiles, #democracy, and #freespeech.
- Coverage notes a split in online reactions and places the post in the shadow of her 2003 Bush criticism that led to pulled radio play, followed by the Chicks’ 2006 Grammy wins and a 2020 rebrand.