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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Inga Parkel

TLC star claims she made Trump MAGA donations by mistake

  • TLC member Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas has clarified that she does not support Donald Trump’s MAGA movement after federal records showed she made several donations to his 2024 presidential campaign and associated political groups.
  • Thomas stated she made a mistake by not reading the fine print, believing her donations were supporting causes against human trafficking and for veterans, which she deeply cares about.
  • She asked for “grace” and acknowledged learning a “valuable lesson” from the incident.
  • Thomas also addressed an uproar caused by her resharing an Instagram post containing a false conspiracy theory about Michelle Obama, claiming it was an accidental repost due to her not being “computer-savvy.”
  • This is not the first time Thomas has faced backlash, having previously drawn criticism in 2017 for stating “all lives matter” in an interview regarding the Black Lives Matter movement.

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TLC’s Chilli claims donations to Trump campaign were a ‘mistake’: ‘I am not MAGA’

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