“Girls” creator and star Lena Dunham called presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump a “maniacal, misogynist, racist, Islamophobic, ableist, transphobic hell hound”at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in New York on Thursday.
“I think we all have to get used to it, we talk about it in a serious way, which is hard. I didn’t think we’d be having a real serious conversation about Donald Trump,” Dunham said. “I still laugh when I see him on TV. It’s not funny, it just makes me laugh.”
Dunham is a Clinton supporter and says she was “really moved” when Clinton became the first woman to become a major party’s presumptive nominee on Tuesday night.
TheWrap’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman took the stage to say that we’re in the mist of “a historic moment” in women’s history before introducing the “Girls” creator to the stage.
“It’s a very urgent election coming up,” Dunham said.
The Power Women Breakfast series brings together influential women of entertainment, media, technology and brands in key cities to network and connect. Dunham is executive producer, writer director, actress of the critically acclaimed HBO series ‘Girls,’ as well as a best-selling author and cofounder of the newsletter, Lenny (LennyLetter.com). She has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards and has won two Golden Globes, including Best Actress for her work on the show.
Waxman, film and theater producer Paula Wagner, A+E Networks president and CEO Nancy Dubuc and The Girl’s Lounge Founder Shelley Zalis hosted the breakfast. TheWrap hosts breakfasts in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C.
Previous speakers at TheWrap’s Power Women breakfast series have included Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren, comedian Chelsea Handler, “Game of Thrones” actress Emilia Clarke, activist-actress Selma Hayek, “Billions” star Malin Akerman, producer and entrepreneur Gail Berman, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, media executive Nancy Tellem, digital executive Susan Lyne, technology journalist Kara Swisher and many others.
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Lena Dunham and Katie Couric attended TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC on June 9.
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TheWrap's CEO Sharon Waxman and "Girls" actress Lena Dunham arrive at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast NYC.
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"Orange Is the New Black" actress Jackie Cruz arrives at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
"Becoming Mary Jane" actress Gabrielle Union arrives at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
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The crowd listens to the discussion at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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TheWrap CEO and editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman hugs Lena Dunham at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
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Katie Couric speaks to Sharon Waxman at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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Katie Couric speaks to Sharon Waxman at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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Katie Couric speaks to Sharon Waxman at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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Lena Dunham on stage at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast NYC on June 9.
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Katie Couric at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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The audience at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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The crowd at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
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Kathryn Finney, founder of The Budget Fashionista, speaks during a panel at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
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TheWrap's CEO Sharon Waxman introduces a panel at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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Rachel Sklar, founder of Change the Radio/Theli.st, speaks on stage at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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Rachel Sklar and Kathryn Finney arrive at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast on June 9.
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The audience at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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From left, "Eclipsed" director Liesl Tommy, "Eclipsed" actress Pascale Armand, "Orange Is the New Black" actress Jackie Cruz and "Eclipsed" actress Zainab Jah at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
The audience at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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President and Chief Executive Officer of A+E Networks Nancy Dubuc attends TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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"Eclipsed" Actress Zainab Jah arrives at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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TheWrap's CEO Sharon Waxman poses with Katie Couric and Lena Dunham at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
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Rachel Sklar, Kathryn Finney, founder of The Girls' Lounge Shelley Zalis, founder of The Pink Ceiling Cindy Whitehead and Sharon Waxman during a panel at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast.
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Gabrielle Union listens to a panel at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast
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Founder and CEO of The Girls' Lounge Shelley Zalis speaks during a panel at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in NYC.
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The audience at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast on June 9.