Brandi Carlile Drops Out Of Fortune Powerful Woman Summit Due To Kirstjen Nielsen

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Brandi Carlile chose to drop out of the Fortune Most Powerful Woman summit, which kicked off yesterday in Washington, DC, due to the inclusion of Kirstjen Nielsen, President Trump’s former homeland security secretary, who implemented Trump’s family separation policy among migrants at the border.

“Dropping out of such a special appearance is rarely my style. I believe in showing up and lending my voice. Joining the power,” she shared on Twitter. “However, I don’t believe that human rights violators and merit-based abusers of displaced people should be given a platform to ‘reimagine’ history. Ever,” adding, “The atrocity of family separation at our Southern border needs to go down in history as one of the United States of America’s most merciless acts.”

While Brandi insists she was “honored” to be invited to the summit, she notes, “Respectfully, I absolutely cannot support Kirstjen Nielsen having a voice among the most powerful and inspiring women in America.” Check out her full post below.

• And Brandi wasn't the only one to drop out due to Nielsen. Both Hillary Clinton and “Surviving R. Kelly” executive producer Dream Hampton bailed on the summit as well.

With respect and gratitude. pic.twitter.com/rhKpRYf6gF

— Brandi Carlile (@brandicarlile) October 21, 2019