MAGA influencer Emily Austin used her platform to mock Billie Eilish’s anti-ICE Grammy Awards speech (X/emilyraustin | Getty Images)
MAGA influencer Emily Austin is under fire after recording her scathing reaction to Billie Eilish’s emotional anti-ICE Grammy Awards speech.
The conservative sports journalist posted a raw reaction to Eilish’s rant, which he described as “fucking ICE,” on X on Monday (February 2), writing that it was “painful to hear.”
Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell won song of the year for their song “Wildflower.” The “Blue” singer called out ICE in her speech amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown that has resulted in several deaths this year, including the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Preti in Minneapolis.
“No one is illegally living on stolen land,” Irish began, adding: “Yeah, it’s really hard to know what to say and do right now. I feel really hopeful in this room and I just feel like we need to keep fighting and speaking out and protesting. Our voices really matter and people really matter. Fuck you, ICE.”
A clip that Austin recorded herself has been viewed more than 23 million times, in which she can be seen pulling faces and mocking Eilish by repeating “f*** ICE” in a sarcastic tone.
She added, as the crowd erupted in applause for the Grammy winner. “Oh, I’m so edgy. I said fucking ICE. Oh my god.”
Austin’s response drew a scathing response, with one person pointing out that she and her sister “both look like cheap MAGA trash.”
“So she’s there and you’re not hahahahahaha,” said another comment, which has more than 90,000 likes.
Another comment read: “It’s ironic that you think you’re being edgy while recording this video, it’s hilarious.”
Another person compared the pair to the White Chicks, while another replied: “And yet she’s on stage winning a Grammy and you in the audience look extreme up and disgusted.”
“Interesting that you brought two herpes simplex sores into the auditorium,” said another, while multiple comments simply repeated Eilish’s message: “F*** ICE.”
Others pointed out that this was the same person who posed for the Epstein file selfie.
“The person who posed for the Epstein Files selfie chose to report on the Grammys instead of the actual content lol,” one person wrote.
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