Beyoncé became part of the 2016 election dialogue on Monday night, and the "BeyHive" swarmed.
During a panel discussion on "CNN Tonight," former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey cited lyrics from Beyoncé's hit song "Formation," to compare the vulgarities in hit music lyrics to those that were used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in a leaked tape from 2005 where he described grabbing women's "p----," because of his "star" status.
Individuals on Facebook have since been commenting on posts from McCaughey's professional Facebook page with dozens of emojis, though as of Tuesday afternoon, the posts appeared to have been removed.
Trump didn't mention anything. Becky tried to link him saying he just grabs women by the ***** to Formation, by insinuating being ****ed good is the same as sexual assault and as a Bey fan, Hillary is a hypocrite. Its nonsensical.
Going after Beyoncé is, especially, a major miscalculation, as her rabid fan base (known as the “Beyhive”) won’t take kindly to its idol being blamed for the predatory comments a man made 11 years ago. Already there are signs that the Beyhive has been kicked:
During a panel discussion on "CNN Tonight," former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey cited lyrics from Beyoncé's hit song "Formation," to compare the vulgarities in hit music lyrics