Russell Brand turns his attention to US politics by taking on Donald Trump's 'period' comments
'Donald Trump is a joke - period'
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.After swearing off British politics, Russell Brand has now turned his attention to political affairs in the US, where Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican leadership contest.
Trump has made numerous headlines with his increasingly controversial statements, recently clashing with Fox News host Megyn Kelly during the GOP debate over his disparaging comments about women.
In a discussion about Kelly’s questions afterwards, Trump told CNN’s Don Lemon: “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever,” a comment that many understood to be him trying to insult Kelly by suggesting she was challenging him because she was on her period.
Women reacted to his comments by live-tweeting updates about their cycle at Trump. His notifications are still being flooded with tweets about menstruation almost a week later.
Brand addressed the furore surrounding the comments in an episode of his YouTube programme The Trews, entitled ‘Donald Trump is a joke- period.’
"This thing where he said Megyn Kelly might be menstruating, that the only reason you could find Donald Trump is objectionable is because you are menstruating - let me tell you this, I find Donald Trump objectionable and I am not menstruating," he said.
"It's almost such a profound misunderstanding of the nature of manners, male/female interaction, media, politeness, common decency that you sort of think 'oh, don't say that Donald’.
"What I think will happen as a result of Trump's participation in the presidential election is that he kind of pollutes the air with toxic thinking and it forms part of a crazy zeitgeist."
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments