7 Times Black Women Clapped Back At Donald Trump With Poise And Grace

Clockwise: Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Source: Alex Wroblewski / Getty Images. Vice President Kamala Harris, Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Images. Reality TV star and former political aide to Donald Trump, Omarosa Manigault-Newman, Source: Michael Buckner / Variety / Penske Media via Getty Images. Journalist April Ryan, Source: Cindy Ord / Getty Images for Women’s Media Center. Art Design: Siobhan Dixon.

Here we go again. Donald Trump is back in the Oval Office, and for many of us, his second term feels like a sequel to a movie producers should have never released. His first presidency was an exhausting barrage of insults and mediocrity, and now, as he reclaims the role of POTUS, we’re left rolling our eyes and thinking, “Didn’t we cancel this show?”

Let’s be clear: Black women don’t have the time—or the interest—to address every one of Trump’s many slights. But sometimes, when the foolishness reaches a certain level, we make the time. Over the years, he has tried to come for Black women—whether out of insecurity, ignorance, or just plain audacity—and on those occasions, we showed up, spoke out, and made it clear that we are not the ones. Here are seven sisters who set Trump straight when he blatantly disrespected us.