Barbra Streisand Hits Out at Donald Trump’s ‘Alarming’ Vow

Barbra Streisand has criticized Donald Trump’s “alarming” remarks after he said “you won’t have to vote” in four years at Turning Point Action’s Believers’ Summit.

Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, spoke in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday evening as he laid out his policy plans if reelected in November. During his speech, the former president said that Democrats have only one reason why they do not support legislation to enact voter registration reform: “Because they want to cheat.”

Trump added: “Christians, get out and vote just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It will be fixed. It will be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians.” His comments sparked fear among people on social media, including Streisand, who has previously shared her criticisms of Trump online.

Newsweek emailed spokespeople for Trump and Streisand for comment on Wednesday.

“Last night I was listening to Rachel Maddow, and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! She said that Donald Trump told an audience last Friday ‘if they vote for him this time, it’s over, and they will never have to vote again… we’ll have it fixed so good.’ And that is as alarming as it sounds!” Streisand posted to X, formerly Twitter.

“Let me repeat that. ‘You’re never going to have to vote again, after you vote for me this one time.’ (By the way, the day before that, he said ‘I don’t need your votes, I have so many votes!’)

“He doesn’t understand that voting is a privilege for every American—to participate in electing our leaders. That’s how we decide what happens in our country, and he’s promising his followers he’ll end all that!” At the time of writing, Streisand’s post has been viewed more than 242,000 times.

The former president’s speech played into the conservative summit’s themes, which are tailored to “unite Christians across America,” per the event’s website.

From left: Barbra Streisand attends the 24th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast on December 9, 2015, in Los Angeles, California; and Donald Trump smiles at a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July… Todd Williamson/Stephen Maturen/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter/Getty Images

“Republicans must win,” Trump also said Friday. “We have to win this election, [the] most important election ever. We want a landslide that’s too big to rig.”

Democrats have repeatedly pointed to Trump’s statements as an example of him being a threat to American democracy. However, the Republican’s supporters have said that such rhetoric contributed to the failed assassination attempt against the former president at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.

This isn’t the first time that Streisand has shared her political opinions online, as she has long supported the Democratic Party and campaigned for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

On July 17, Streisand shared her theory about the assassination attempt made against Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot and killed by the Secret Service.

After the incident, Streisand said that the reason for Crooks’ assassination attempt was because the former president was a “bully.”

“Thomas Matthew Crooks was a registered Republican but as it has been reported he was bullied a lot in school. Trump has always been branded to be a bully. Maybe that’s what motivated him,” the Hollywood star posted to X.

In a 2023 interview with The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, Streisand said she would have to leave the country if Trump became president again. “I can’t live in this country if he becomes president,” she said.

When Colbert asked Streisand where she would move to, Streisand responded: “Probably England, I like England.”