MEAWW.COM / NEWS / HUMAN INTEREST

Who is Heather Gardner? TV host takes dig at Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell with 'Republicans Don't Care' rap

'Whether it’s zero votes for Covid relief, zero support for a living wage for essential workers, or lifting mask mandates too early... The story remains the same,' wrote Gardner

After MeidasTouch posted a video of a TV host rapping 'they (Republicans) don't care, and we know it', #RepublicansDontCare started trending on Twitter on Saturday, March 13. In the teaser of Episode 5 of 'The Divided State of America', TV host Heather Gardner is seen pointing out how and where the Republicans went wrong and didn't care about people. 

Sharing the video, Gardner tweeted: "Whether it’s zero votes for Covid relief, zero support for a living wage for essential workers, or lifting mask mandates too early... The story remains the same. #RepublicansDontCare"

RELATED ARTICLES

Trump slammed for saying he 'up-played' Covid-19 threat despite wanting to play it down: 'Pathological liar'

Covid-19 infected Trump slammed for putting Secret Service agents in danger after drive-by: ‘They may die’

The full episode, which is available on YouTube, focuses on how Republicans didn't do much when millions of people died of Covid-19. It also slams the party for not accepting the election results.

'They only care about lining their pockets'

As soon as the video was posted on social media, #RepublicansDontCare started trending on Twitter. One Internet user said: "#RepublicansDontCare about the poor or the middle class, or even union workers, but they have done a damm good job of convincing them that they do. The Republicans have never supported any policies that help anyone, from Social Security, Medicare, to the Affordable Care Act." While another one said: "They don’t, They only care about lining their pockets so they can maintain their power over the sheep that’s ALL they care about."

Taking history into account, another one agreed with the trend, saying: "Never did. Never will. Going back to the days of Lee Atwater and Richard Nixon. It's continued to get worse."

Sharing the video, another one said: "REMEMBER when you’re spending that $1400! EVERY REPUBLICAN voted NO. Because they don’t care if you or I, live or die. They voted yes for tax cuts on the wealthy! But not a DIME for you and me. #RepublicansDontCare"

Slamming the party, another one said: "#RepublicansDontCare about most people. They do care about their racist religion (cult). Civilized society requires cooperation. The Republican Party is comprised of thieving bullies and the gullible fools that they steal from."

One wrote: "#RepublicansDontCare Republicans father line their wallets than fill your pocket book, they rather starve Americans than feed Americans, None of the Republicans voted for the American Rescue Plan, because they don’t care."

As the video went viral, many Twitter users couldn't stop wondering whose song it was. Here's all you need to know about the TV host.

Who is Heather Gardner? 

Heather Gardner is a TV host who you might have seen on Entertainment Weekly, Huff Post and Yahoo videos. She is also co-creator and host of 'The Divided State of America'. She has received a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from the esteemed College of Journalism at the University of Florida.

According to her bio on Yahoo, she "is the voice behind Yahoo Entertainment’s 'You Win, Internet', as well as a producer and writer. Heather’s outspoken opinion on pop culture, social issues, and celebrity news has provided a fruitful career in Hollywood as a host, producer, and writer. Before Yahoo, Heather was the lead host and executive producer at Hollyscoop where she hosted daily entertainment news segments and panels."

Heather was the host for 'Last Night's Late Night' by Entertainment Weekly on Quibi. She has served as EW's late-night expert with a weekly column.

She also moderated a panel featuring the correspondents from The Daily Show. During the recent pandemic quarantine, Heather and her husband, EP Loren Gardner, started producing a new type of content that proved creative, comedic, and remarkably candid. TikTok account @Heathergtv was born and has been growing exponentially ever since. Heather’s bold stand on social and political issues quickly made her an outspoken voice to be reckoned with on the platform. 

According to her LinkedIn bio: "Previously she has worked as a host and producer of ICYMI By HuffPost, a series that she also co-created. ICYMI lived in the gray area where politics and news met pop culture and celebrity. She often represented HuffPost on other outlets, such as Yahoo Finance and Build Brunch to share her expertise on Hollywood's social issues.

Before HuffPost, Heather was the host and producer for Yahoo Entertainment's first vertical series, You Win Internet. She has also produced various segments including award show coverage and celebrity interviews, both in studio and on the red carpet. She also wrote news daily articles, many of which were featured on the coveted front page of Yahoo.com and reached viral numbers."

"Heather also earned the top-viewed video on all of Yahoo Entertainment for 2018. While lead host at Hollyscoop, Heather wrote, produced and hosted her own entertainment news segments. Her videos were frequently featured on AOL, The HuffPost, USA Today, Direct TV and many more sites reaching 30 million monthly hits."

"As the executive producer, Heather also created several online series for Hollyscoop including Just Sayin' and The Daily Rewind," it read.