Ms. Streep, in New York City accepting an award from the Human Rights Campaign, referred to the backlash
she received after the Golden Globes in January, when she gave a speech denouncing Mr. Trump.
Meryl Streep Pledges to Stand Up to ‘Brownshirts’ in Tirade Against Trump -
Meryl Streep, in a fiery speech criticizing President Trump on Saturday night, pledged to stand up against “brownshirts
and bots” at a time when she and others are increasingly denouncing his administration’s policies and the president himself.
The speech was an even more stinging rebuke of Mr. Trump than her Golden Globes speech.
Near the beginning of her acceptance speech, she addressed, initially in a lighthearted
way, one of the most controversial parts of her Golden Globes speech.
