Singer and actor Nicole Scherzinger is facing backlash after engaging with an Instagram post deemed by users to be supportive of Donald Trump by comedian Russell Brand. Brand, who endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention in July,

Nicole Scherzinger responded to the backlash she faced after commenting on Russell Brand's "Make Jesus First Again" hat. "I made the mistake of not realizing that they could be easily interpreted as being politically related and I apologize to anyone who understandably reached that conclusion,

Scherzinger set off a social media backlash after responding favorably to a post-Trump-victory Instagram post by Russell Brand.