Madonna claims her threats to ‘blow up the White House’ were just a metaphor as Secret Service investigates foul-mouthed rant at anti-Trump protest
The Queen of Pop insisted she 'doesn't promote violence' after reported probe into rabble-rousing speech launched
MADONNA has taken to social media to backtrack on her comments about ‘blowing up the White House’ at a protest match against Donald Trump over the weekend.
The Queen of Pop posted a picture of herself at the rally in Washington DC following Donald Trump’s inauguration.
In the photo’s caption she wrote: “Yesterday's rally was an amazing and beautiful experience.
“I came and performed Express Yourself and that’s exactly what I did.
“However I want to clarify some very important things.
“I am not a violent person, I do not promote violence and it's important people hear and understand my speech in its entirety rather than one phrase taken wildly out of context.
“My speech began with ‘I want to start a revolution of love’.
“I then go on to take this opportunity to encourage women and all marginalised people to not fall into despair but rather to come together and use it as a starting point for unity and to create positive change in the world.
“I spoke in metaphor and I shared two ways of looking at things — one was to be hopeful, and one was to feel anger and outrage, which I have personally felt.
“However, I know that acting out of anger doesn’t solve anything.
“And the only way to change things for the better is to do it with love.”
But it is unclear if her swift U-turn will be enough to get her out of trouble with the authorities after it was yesterday reported the secret service was planning to launch a probe into her provocative speech.
Pro-Trump site wrote that a Secret Service spokesperson had confirmed they were "aware" of Madonna's comments and would open an investigation.
Addressing a crowd in Washington DC on Saturday, the Like A Virgin singer said she was there to stand up to "this new age of tyranny" on Donald Trump's first full day as President.
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After saying "F*** you" to Trump supporters, she said: "I’m angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.
"But I know that this won’t change anything. We cannot fall into despair."
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the protest march against Donald Trump in Washington DC yesterday - as millions attended rallies across the globe.
An estimated 2.2million people worldwide took to the streets in the first full day of the billionaire businessman's presidency.
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