Liberal Heads Explode Over Joy Villa's 'Make America Great Again' Trump Dress at Grammys

Pop Singer Joy Villa made a dramatic and unforgettable entrance at the 2017 Grammy Awards Sunday. She arrived wearing a simple white dress — which she removed on the red carpet, revealing a glitzy, patriotic gown featuring Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” presidential campaign slogan on the front and “Trump” written on its train in big, blingy letters.

The dress was a sensation.

Haters on Twitter immediately reacted by ridiculing Villa with mean tweets, some accusing her of wearing the Trump dress simply for publicity. The “blue check-mark mafia” was especially hostile.

But… why, Joy Villa? #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/IiQwsbhKVu

— TV Guide (@TVGuide) February 12, 2017

https://twitter.com/KarenCivil/status/830925611283730435

who the fuck is Joy Villa and why is she wearing that godawful Trump dress at the #Grammys??

— Kevin Allred (@KevinAllred) February 12, 2017

nope. https://t.co/VgdQJYd8Aq

— deray (@deray) February 12, 2017

I don't know who this is wearing House of Deplorable, y'all. https://t.co/vCjneEVc87

— Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) February 12, 2017

ELLE magazine panned the dress, along with a couple of other outrageous outfits.

The most over-the-top outfits from the #GRAMMYs: https://t.co/dBKWyb3kAI

— ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLEmagazine) February 13, 2017

The 25-year-old, who was not nominated for a Grammy, describes herself as a “vegan” and a “feminist” in her Twitter bio. She wrote on Instagram that her “whole artistic platform is about love.”

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💥My whole artistic platform is about LOVE!🎶💕💋 I couldn't be where I am today without the love and tenderness of those beautiful supporters and friends around me. Thank you ❤️ I hope you enjoy tonight's @grammysawards2017 and remember to forget your problems and focus on your future! You are infinite and beautiful and no one can stop you but you. 💋So go out and celebrate yourself as a winner no matter what, together with those you adore! #happygrammysday #blessings #beautiful #love #grammys2017💝 #happyvalentinesday #celebration #style #postivevibes #love

A post shared by Joy Villa🇺🇸 (@joyvilla) on Feb 12, 2017 at 12:40pm PST

She said, “sometimes you just gotta be free to express yourself.” And express herself she did:

Sometimes you just gotta be free to express yourself. 😍✨🎶 thank you to all of my supporter… https://t.co/08AGXxG5zy pic.twitter.com/S286YuONhE

— Joy Villa (@Joy_Villa) February 13, 2017

❤️#grammys2017 @realdonaldtrump Dress by @officialandresoriano @mwprinc https://t.co/FyH0xcwzTi pic.twitter.com/mJ6Pr5uGEx

— Joy Villa (@Joy_Villa) February 13, 2017

❤️#grammys2017 @realdonaldtrump Dress by @officialandresoriano @mwprinc https://t.co/pWb6UWhQtD

— Joy Villa (@Joy_Villa) February 13, 2017

On her YouTube channel, Villa promotes herself as an actress, singer-songwriter, painter, vegan, competitive bikini bodybuilder, and certified nutritionist.

She is known at the Grammys for wearing outlandish outfits that make the worst dressed list.

But Villa takes it all in stride. In a recent video, “How To Avoid Peer Pressure/Haters/Bullies As A Performing Artist,” she encouraged fellow performing artists to “laugh off the haters.”

“Tell the haters to eff off, because they have no say over your life — and as a performing artist, people are going to criticize you ’til you’re black and blue,” she said.

All in all, Villa said she gets “a lot more love than hate.”