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Doechii Blasts Trump’s ‘Ruthless’ Deployment Of Military Against Protesters In BET Awards Speech

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10.06.2025

Doechii calls out Trump's military attacks while accepting the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist award at the 2025 BET Awards.

Doechii graciously accepted her first BET Award on Monday, but not without taking a moment to address the protests in Los Angeles over the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration raids.

“As much as I’m honoured by this award, I do want to address what’s happening outside of the building,” the rapper said at the beginning of her acceptance speech from the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

“There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order,” the Grammy winner continued. “Trump is using military forces to stop a protest. And I want y’all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic rights to protest, the military is deployed against us.”

“What type of government is that?” Doechii added, distressingly.

The Alter Ego performer boldly called out how “people are being swept up and torn from their families” before ending with a unifying........

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