Madonna defends her anti-Trump speech at Women's March

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Monday, January 23, 2017
Madonna performs on stage during the Women's March rally, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Madonna performs on stage during the Women's March rally, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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WASHINGTON -- Madonna is defending her fiery, expletive-laden speech at the women's march, saying her words were "taken wildly out of context."

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Hundreds of thousands of women gathered in Washington D.C. to take part in the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21, the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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The singer said at the Washington, D.C., march Saturday that she had at times been angry after the election and had thought "an awful lot about blowing up the White House."

In a statement Sunday on Instagram, Madonna said she was trying to express there are two ways to respond to Donald Trump's election: with hope or with outrage. She said she hopes to effect change "with love."

Madonna wrote that she doesn't promote violence and people should listen to her speech "in its entirety rather than one phrase taken wildly out of context."

Cable news networks broadcasting her speech cut away after Madonna used several expletives. MSNBC later apologized.

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