Jamie Foxx seemingly alluded to the Trump administration during his acceptance speech at the 2025 BET Awards.
While being honored as an Ultimate Icon at the ceremony, the Oscar winner appeared to deliver a cryptic message in his acceptance speech.
“To have this moment and not say that we’re being challenged [as Black people] … we’re being challenged,” he told the crowd at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday evening.
Claiming that “it wasn’t about the price of eggs,” Foxx continued, “We’re being challenged, that’s all… I don’t want to say anything [else].”
He added: “I don’t want to get into it.”
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump was criticized for falsely claiming that egg prices are decreasing. In his 2024 campaign, Trump promised voters that he would lower the price of groceries on Day 1 of his presidency. In a Gallup poll, voters said that the economy was the most important issue that could influence their votes.
Earlier in his speech, Foxx appeared emotional while expressing gratitude for surviving his medical emergency in April 2023. Foxx later revealed during his Netflix comedy special, “What Had Happened Was,” that he underwent surgery after suffering a brain bleed that led to a stroke.
“When I saw the In Memoriam, I was like, ‘Man that could’ve been me,’” he said of the posthumous tribute segment that aired before his speech. “But I don’t know why I went through what I went through. But I know my second chance I’m not going to turn down.”
Meanwhile on X, formerly Twitter, social media users reacted over Foxx’s tribute, which also featured musical performances by Babyface, Ludacris, Jennifer Hudson, T-Pain, Tank and Doug E. Fresh.
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