SINEAD O’CONNOR has let rip at Donald Trump after the President declined to condemn white supremacists and violent right wing groups during a fiery first presidential debate.
Trump sparked further controversy during the 90-minute debate in Cleveland, Ohio, after also urging the Proud Boys, a far-right group whose members have been sentenced to prison for attacking left wing protesters, to “stand by”.
Asked repeatedly by moderator Chris Wallace to condemn the violence of right wing armed militias and white supremacist groups, Trump instead tried to turn the focus on the left.
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by! But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left,” he said.
The remarks drew widespread condemnation, not least from O’Connor.
The 53-year-old singer, who identifies as Shuhada Sadaqat since converting to Islam in October 2018, shared a TMZ article referencing the remarks alongside the comment “This is what devils do.”
The Nothing Compares 2 U singer doubled down on the Satan comparisons with another tweet, sharing a video in which Trump attempted to explain his decision to do away with racial sensitivity training.
"I ended it because it's racist,” the President explained.
“I ended it because a lot of people were complaining that they were asked to do things that were absolutely insane."
O’Connor shared a video of Trump voicing his belief alongside another comment saying “Also what devils do.”
The musician is an outspoken opponent of Trump, having previously hit out at the President after he voiced his opposition to the use of postal votes in the upcoming elections.
According to Trump, postal ballots, or mail-in ballots as they are known in the US would lead to "the most corrupt election" in US history.
He has even suggested delaying the election to stop postal ballots leading to "inaccurate and fraudulent" results.
It was a suggestion that drew an angry response from O’Connor, who put forward a theory as to why Trump is so opposed to the idea of postal votes.
“He wants the postal vote axed because it would be too accurate,” she tweeted.
“But he also wants folks too afraid to go out to vote.
“Ergo he wants only his supporters to go out and vote and he doesn't care if they die doing so.
“Is this a president worth dying for?”
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