TLC member Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas said that she is ‘not MAGA’ after fans slammed her for previously making Trump donations and reportedly reposting a Michelle Obama conspiracy.
The 55-year-old singer – who is known for being part of the 90s girl group – took to Instagram on Saturday to address a viral report that she made donations to Republican fundraising groups in 2024.
The performer also claimed that she accidentally re-shared a negative post about the former First Lady of the United States.
The star penned a statement which read, ‘I WANT TO BE CLEAR: I am not MAGA and do not support any of the many policies that are causing great harm to the American people.’
Thomas added that she ‘made a mistake too many make: I did not read the fine print.’
‘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.’
TLC member Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas, 55, said that she is ‘not MAGA’ after fans slammed her for previously making Trump donations and reportedly reposting a Michelle Obama conspiracy; seen on Thursday in L.A.
The singer took to Instagram on Saturday to address a viral report that she made donations to Republican fundraising groups in 2024
The singer concluded with, ‘I have learned a valuable lesson and ask for grace as I navigate this.’
In a separate slide, Thomas further explained what had happened in regards to the conspiracy post about Obama.
‘Hey guys, I wanted to come on here to address a few things that circulated on the internet that’s very concerning to me,’ she began in a clip.
‘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. I would never do that.’
The music artist said that she had ‘no clue’ about the repost until she received ‘phone calls and text messages from everybody and I immediately went to my page to see what was going on.’
Thomas told her 1.4 million followers that she is not ‘computer savvy’ and searched for the repost button.
‘And I see that all of them – all of these buttons – are very close to each other and clearly I was scrolling and my thumb hit the repost button.’
The star further emphasized, ‘Again I had no clue that something like this happened until I got all the calls.’
The star penned a statement which read, ‘I WANT TO BE CLEAR: I am not MAGA and do not support any of the many policies that are causing great harm to the American people’
The singer concluded with, ‘I have learned a valuable lesson and ask for grace as I navigate this’; President Trump seen on Thursday in Washington D.C.
In a separate slide, Thomas further explained what had happened in regards to the conspiracy post about Obama; seen in 2025 in Texas
‘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. I would never do that,’ she said
Thomas reportedly donated funds to Republican fundraisers such as $210.60 to WinRed, The Independent reported.
Back in 2017, the songstress also sparked backlash after she stated that ‘all lives matter’ during an interview for U.K. Channel 4 News.
‘For me, all lives matter, because there’s a time when different groups are targeted for different things,’ she said at the time, per Billboard.
‘Even with the police brutality against these young black boys and stuff like that, all of that kind of stuff is wrong. Even if it was a Caucasian teen kid this was happening to, it’s just not right.’
Thomas added that ‘some people will take that authoritative position and go crazy with it, obviously.
‘I think that before people are hired in these positions, they need to do some kind of better background check or mental stability check on them to see if they can really handle being in a position like that.’
Thomas reportedly donated funds to Republican fundraisers such as $210.60 to WinRed, The Independent reported; seen in 2019 in Universal City
TLC was formed in 1990 with Thomas, Watkins and the late Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes (seen above in 1995) – and the trio are known for hits such as No Scrubs and Creep
Thomas and Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins of TLC are set to reunite for the It’s Iconic Tour – and will be joined by Salt-N-Pepa as well as En Vogue.
Shows are slated to kick off later this year on August 15 in Franklin, Tennessee and will come to an end in October in Concord, California.
Other cities that are included in the tour are Des Moines, Tampa, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Toronto.
Thomas and Watkins recently performed on stage during the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards which were held in L.A. earlier this week on Thursday.
TLC was formed in 1990 with Thomas, Watkins and the late Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes – and the trio are known for hits such as No Scrubs and Creep.
Lopes passed away in 2002 at the age of 30 following a road collision in La Ceiba, Honduras.
Thomas and Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins of TLC are set to reunite for the It’s Iconic Tour – and will be joined by Salt-N-Pepa as well as En Vogue
Thomas and Watkins recently performed on stage during the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards which were held in L.A. earlier this week on Thursday (seen above)
During a past interview on Good Morning Britain, Thomas was questioned if there had been a plan to replace Lopes in the group following her death.
The singer explained, ‘We heard from so many people, in the business, that surprised us more than anything. The fans, not so much.
‘It was never ever a thought to replace her, no one in TLC can be replaced. Nobody can fill those shoes.’
Thomas and Watkins have been performing as a duo for TLC after Lopes’ tragic passing.
