Amy Schumer has issued a non-apology to the 200 fans that walked out of her comedy show in Tampa, Florida, after she she criticized Donald Trump on stage.
Her show began with her typical humor, but over the course of the show her comedy began to get into political matters such as gun control and the presidential election.
Schumer is an outspoken supporter of Clinton. During the show she asked a Trump supporter to join her on stage to defend his choice of candidate. She also called Trump an “orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster.”
“Dearest Tampa,” Schumer read from an open letter in Madison Square Garden, “I’m sorry you didn’t want me, a comedian who talks about what she believes in, to mention the biggest thing going on in our country right now. How could I think it was okay to spend five minutes having a peaceful conversation with some with different views?”
“After the show,” she continued, “I want you to know that I will go straight to a rehab facility that will teach me how to make all people happy- both the rich, entitled, white people who are gonna vote for him and the very poor people who’ve been tricked into it.”
In a statement to Vanity Fair, Schumer said that she wanted to thank the people who stayed at her show in Tampa. “We have always depended on comedians to make us laugh and tell the truth. I am proud to continue that tradition.”
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