Mariah Careymet one of her political heroes this weekend.The Grammy winner, 49, joinedHillaryandBill ClintonatBarbra Streisand‘sconcertSaturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.“An honor to meet President Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton! Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do for our country,”Carey said in a tweet Monday, accompanying the post with a pair of selfies posing with each of the politicians. She shared thesame photoson Instagram.Clintonresponded to CareyTuesday afternoon, Tweeting, “The honor is ours; it’s not every day you meet a queen. 👑”Mariah Carey/TwitterMariah Carey, Bill Clinton.Mariah Carey/TwitterWhile Carey has been a longtime supporter of Hillary, 71, she previously toldAndy Cohenduring an appearance onWatch What Happens Livethat she doesn’t feel it’s her place as an entertainer tospeak too openlyabout her personal politics.“It’s so hard, because I’m just an entertainer,” she told the Bravo host. “I’m not a political analyst. So I don’t want to be vocal about my true feelings about all of this, but I have them.”Nonetheless, Carey performed for Bill, 72, andBarack Obamaduring each of their presidencies, and was vocal in hersupportfor the 44th president in 2012. She appeared at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in 2013 alongside the Obamas — and one of her twins even accidentally spit up onMichelle Obama‘s dress.“Rocky spit up onMichelle Obama’s dress, and it was one of the most humiliating things that ever happened to me,” she said, onanother episode ofWWHL. She was like, ‘Thanks to you, I’ll never be able to wear this dress again, Rocky. So thank you.”Carey’s meeting with the Clintons Saturday night wasn’t the first time she has interacted with Bill. In 2001, they shook hands on stage at a VH1 event,according to the Associated Press.
Mariah Careymet one of her political heroes this weekend.
The Grammy winner, 49, joinedHillaryandBill ClintonatBarbra Streisand‘sconcertSaturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
“An honor to meet President Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton! Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do for our country,”Carey said in a tweet Monday, accompanying the post with a pair of selfies posing with each of the politicians. She shared thesame photoson Instagram.
Clintonresponded to CareyTuesday afternoon, Tweeting, “The honor is ours; it’s not every day you meet a queen. 👑”
Mariah Carey/Twitter
Mariah Carey, Bill Clinton.Mariah Carey/Twitter
While Carey has been a longtime supporter of Hillary, 71, she previously toldAndy Cohenduring an appearance onWatch What Happens Livethat she doesn’t feel it’s her place as an entertainer tospeak too openlyabout her personal politics.
“It’s so hard, because I’m just an entertainer,” she told the Bravo host. “I’m not a political analyst. So I don’t want to be vocal about my true feelings about all of this, but I have them.”
Nonetheless, Carey performed for Bill, 72, andBarack Obamaduring each of their presidencies, and was vocal in hersupportfor the 44th president in 2012. She appeared at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in 2013 alongside the Obamas — and one of her twins even accidentally spit up onMichelle Obama‘s dress.
“Rocky spit up onMichelle Obama’s dress, and it was one of the most humiliating things that ever happened to me,” she said, onanother episode ofWWHL. She was like, ‘Thanks to you, I’ll never be able to wear this dress again, Rocky. So thank you.”
Carey’s meeting with the Clintons Saturday night wasn’t the first time she has interacted with Bill. In 2001, they shook hands on stage at a VH1 event,according to the Associated Press.
source: people.com
