BET Awards 2025: Doechii slams Donald Trump for 'ruthless attacks' in LA protests

The BET Awards 2025 are here! Amid the annual awards show honouring excellence in Black culture across all forms of entertainment that went live on Monday, June 9, at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, Hollywood rapper Doechii is making headlines for her bold acceptance speech in the 'Best Female Hip-Hop Artist' category.

An already Grammy winner, Doechii addressed the immigration raids and protest crackdowns that took place on June 9. While opening up about the protests happening just a few miles away, the 26-year-old rapper said, "There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order,¡± Associated Press reported.

She went on to add that US President Donald Trump is using military forces to stop a protest, and she wants all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when "every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.¡±

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Doechii takes a dig at the US government amid LA protests

During the speech, the rapper also questioned the government and urged for a collection against the oppression. She said, "What type of government is that?"

She accused the government of enforcing the 'ruthless attacks' and creating fear and chaos in the name of law and order. She said, ¡°I feel like it¡¯s my responsibility as an artist to use this moment to speak up for all oppressed people. ¡­ We all deserve to live in hope and not fear. I hope we stand together.¡±

¡°Trump is using military forces to stop a protest ¡ª I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.¡±

¡ª Doechii at the #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/Lx6tkKaEDR

¡ª Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 10, 2025

Emphasising the need for justice against the immigration raids, she said people are being swept up and torn from their families. Notably, Doechii is the third woman to win a Grammy for the best rap album at the event and bagged her first-ever BET Award.

Netizens react to Doechii's speech at the BET Awards

As soon as the visuals of the speech surfaced on the internet, it quickly grabbed a mixed bag of reactions from netizens. One wrote on a Reddit thread, "THEY COULD NEVER MAKE ME HATE HER."

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"YES DOECHII!!! So grateful she's using her platform like this," another wrote.

"I dont know. And yes. They were like scared of the first part of her speech like "I hope she doesnt talk about israel".

"I¡¯m not a fan of political statements during award shows but this time it seems pretty necessary because it¡¯s affects not just LA citizens and residents but all Americans," one said.

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Know about the Los Angeles protest

According to Reuters, protests in Los Angeles have escalated, as the US military is set to temporarily delay 700 Marines. The deployment marks a rare use of active-duty troops for domestic unrest.