TLC Member, Secret MAGA? Chilli Responds After Trump Donations Exposed

The “C” from the popular 90s girl band TLC stands accused of being a secret MAGA member, a charge she’s vehemently refuted despite evidence to support it.

Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas posted a lengthy video addressing the claims and blaming her Trump campaign contributions on a simple error. The singer also had an excuse for sharing a video about former First Lady Michelle Obama secretly being a man, saying she didn’t understand how technology worked.

Thomas drew the ire of her left-leaning fans after it was discovered that the girl band member had contributed more than $1,000 to Republican fundraisers leading up to the 2024 election. 

The Independent called out three separate donations recorded by the Federal Election Commission: $210.60 to WinRed, $340.60 to the Trump National Committee JFC, and $486.54 to Never Surrender Inc. 

“I am not MAGA and do not support any of the many policies that are causing great harm to the American people. I made a mistake too many make: I did not read the fine print,” she wrote in the caption of her video statement response. 

“I thought I was supporting causes against human trafficking and for veterans. Two things I care deeply about, as my dad is a veteran, and everyone knows I love children. I have learned a valuable lesson and ask for grace as I navigate this.”

 

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Thomas asserted proof of her allegiance to Democrats by noting that she donated to both of Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. 

The TLC member also deleted the video, questioning if Michelle Obama was really a woman from her page, saying in the video update that it had been shared accidentally. 

“Let me say this first: I have the utmost respect and admiration for Michelle Obama, and I would never say or do anything that is disrespectful to her or to any woman,” Thomas said in her video. “I would never do that. I had no clue that this repost had happened until I started getting phone calls and text messages from everybody, and I immediately went to my page to see what was going on.”

She continued, “I’m not very computer-savvy, so I’m looking for this repost button, and I see that all of these buttons are very, very close to each other, and clearly I was scrolling and my thumb hit the repost button. Again, I had no clue that something like this happened until I got all the calls.”

“I would never do anything that’s harmful or hateful to anybody,” Thomas said. “I’m not wired like that.”

A rep for Thomas confirmed that 17 political donations in all were made as recurring payments.

The rep reiterated Thomas’ statement, saying, “It is unfortunate that her intentions are being misinterpreted. Chilli has been clear in her personal statement. She does not align with MAGA ideology, nor does she support any policies rooted in harm or division. Her life and career have reflected the opposite — a commitment to uplifting women, leading with empathy, and using her voice for positive impact.”