The night Meryl put on a show to Trump them all
THE fake orange tan was surprisingly lifelike – though perhaps the blond wig was not quite bouffant enough.
but the effect was unmistakable as Meryl streep brought the house down with her hilarious take on Donald trump.
the Oscar-winning actress, known for the authenticity she brings to her roles, donned plenty of padding, a dark suit and a bright red tie for her impersonation of the controversial billionaire republican presidential candidate.
Miss streep, 66, who has played political figures including Margaret thatcher and emmeline Pankhurst on film, was appearing at the annual shakespeare in the Park gala in New York on Monday night. the actress, a strong supporter of trump’s likely presidential election opponent Hillary Clinton, was cheered and applauded as she performed brush Up Your shakespeare from Kiss Me Kate, the Cole Porter musical loosely based on the taming Of the shrew.
the number is normally sung by gangsters advising that a man should quote the bard as a way of winning over women.
the lyrics include: ‘Just declaim a few lines from Othella, And they’ll think you’re a hell of a fella’. During her rendition, the audience laughed as Miss streep sang: ‘You’ll let me know, why all the women say No.’
Mrs Clinton, who says she wants Miss streep to play her in any film of her life, was yesterday declared certain to win the Democrat presidential nomination, making Us history as the first woman candidate for either of the two main parties.
Although the presidential primaries are still running – six states, including the key battlegrounds of California and New Jersey, were voting last night – it has been calculated that Mrs Clinton already has enough support to beat left-wing rival bernie sanders.