Madonna slams Donald Trump for canceling World AIDS Day: 'It's absurd, it's unthinkable' Sydney BucksbaumDecember 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM 0 Dia Dipasupil/Getty; Andrew Harnik/Getty Madonna, Donald Trump Madonna is hung up on President Donald Trump's decision to not publicly acknowledge World AIDS Day this year. On Monday, the "Like a Virgin" singer celebrated the international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic with a powerful message on social media that slammed the current administration for refusing to commemorate the day.
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Sydney BucksbaumDecember 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Madonna is hung up on President Donald Trump's decision to not publicly acknowledge World AIDS Day this year.
On Monday, the "Like a Virgin" singer celebrated the international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic with a powerful message on social media that slammed the current administration for refusing to commemorate the day.
Madonna shared her emotional message on Instagram to honor the day amidst the silence from the POTUS, marking the first time the U.S. hasn't commemorated the day since it began in 1988.
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"Today is World AIDS Day. For four decades, this day has been internationally recognized around the world by people from all walks of life, because millions of people's lives have been touched by the HIV crisis," Madonna wrote in the post. "People have lost lovers and husbands and wives and girlfriends and boyfriends and mothers and daughters and children to this deadly disease, of which there is still no cure."
Madonna, who has been a longtime advocate for the AIDS/HIV crisis, went on to declare her disappointment in the government's silence on such an important day of awareness for a disease that continues to impact many citizens.
"Donald Trump has announced that World AIDS Day should no longer be acknowledged," she wrote. "It's one thing to order federal agents to refrain from commemorating this day, but to ask the general public to pretend it never happened is ridiculous, it's absurd, it's unthinkable. I bet he's never watched his best friend die of AIDS, held their hand, and watched the blood drain from their face as they took their last breath at the age of 23."
Madonna continued, "The list of people that I have known and loved and lost to AIDS is pretty long. I'm sure many of you out there can relate. Let me say it one more time — there still isn't a cure for AIDS and people still die from it. I refuse to acknowledge that these people have died in vain. And I will continue to honor World AIDS Day, and I hope you will honor it with me."
See Madonna's full statement below:
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World AIDS Day occurs annually on Dec. 1 since its inception in 1988. It is one of 11 official global public health campaigns from the World Health Organization.
Last week, the U.S. State Department sent an email to employees that stated, "The U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year."
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The email declared that government funds could not be used to celebrate or promote awareness of the day in any way. Employees were also told they must "refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches or other public-facing messaging."
The announcement follows recent federal funding cuts to efforts battling the AIDS/HIV crisis.
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