Singer Kaya Jones, former Pussycat Doll
superstar, who was thrust into the limelight again when she came out as a Trump
supporter at the encouragement and request of her friend singer Joy Villa, holds
United States veterans close to her heart. Having traveled around the world to
perform at military bases and feeling a deep connection with veterans, she has
joined forces with former Army Ranger and Benghazi hero Kris "Tanto"
Paronto and his non-profit organization, The 14th Hour Foundation, whose
mission, according to its website, is "to honor and support individuals
and their families that have served and sacrificed to protect the American
Homeland." Jones recently released her live version of the National Anthem
for which 100% of all proceeds will be donated to The 14th Hour.
A native of Canada, Jones and her
family spent time in the Caribbean prior to moving to the United States. She
was discovered and signed to R. Kelly’s label at the age of 13 and would
eventually become one of the famed Pussycat Dolls in 2003. She never had the
words to express how she didn’t quite fit into the Hollywood mold at the time
but says now of her time in Pussycat Dolls, “I have always been living one foot
in heaven and one foot on Earth. I worked for the devil.” Since leaving the pop
group, she has come to understand that the word for the distinct difference
that left her feeling separate from her peers was conservatism.
Jones garnered heightened attention for
her support of newly-elected United States President Donald J. Trump. It was
only after fellow singer and long-time friend Joy Villa came out publicly as a
Trump supporter by donning a "Make America Great Again" dress at the
2017 Grammy Awards, that Jones’ seemingly quiet support for Trump was blasted
on the Internet, first on Reddit and then in an article appearing on Breitbart
with a photo (taken from her Instagram account) of her in the signature Trump
MAGA t-shirt displayed for the world to see.
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| Kaya Jones w/singer Joy Villa Grammy Awards 2017 |
Jones was blasted back into the limelight
where her social media following has since grown by over 90,000 amongst
multiple platforms. She also lost an estimated 9,000 followers as a result of
her now-open support for the new president.
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| Kaya Jones in her MAGA t-shirt (taken from her Instagram) |
Jones’ own cousin, in her words, “took
my head off on my personal Facebook page” following the election after she
posted a comment eluding to her support of Trump’s historical win. She has
since brought her cousin over from the “dark side” by engaging in conversation
and explaining to him many of Trump’s ideas and policies (such as his support
for the LGBT community) that aren’t always clearly conveyed in the video snippets
or clips of his words as provided by the mainstream media. “I’ve performed at
the only gay night club in all of the Middle East, in Dubai. It was
underground,” she explains of her experience of being led by security through
underground tunnels to get to the super secret club. Jones strongly advocates
for LGBT and wants people to understand that Trump does as well.
Jones, describing one of the many
reasons she voted for Trump, told Infowars in an interview, “Also because he
wasn’t part of this whole collective of people that were gonna tell you what to
do or what to think and they were a part of the establishment. He didn’t need
the money. He wanted to do it for, you know, the love of country and I
understand that so much, so that to me spoke volumes.”
Jones continues to advocate for
President Trump and our veterans as she makes her rounds doing interviews with
mostly independent media. She’ll also be participating in upcoming rallies and
MAGA events. She’s due to release her new single, “United We Stand” in August,
a song she hopes will reach people’s hearts and unite them in a divisive era,
as music was meant to do.
