Madonna slams Trump for ignoring World AIDS Day: ‘Absurd and unthinkable’
WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS Madonna has delivered a scorching takedown of Donald Trump for failing to acknowledge World AIDS Day. According to reports, the U.S. State Department instructed staff and grant recipients not to use federal funds for any World AIDS Day activities. The New York Times notes that officials pointed to a new policy directing agencies to “refrain from messaging on any commemorative days” altogether. The move effectively ends a long-standing federal tradition: for decades, the U.S. government publicly honoured those lost to AIDS and used 1 December to spotlight…
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