Doechii made the most of her first BET Award win, telling an audience of honorees and attendees at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday that she felt a “responsibility as an artist” to address nation-wide conflicts on stage.

The rap star used her acceptance speech to address protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, to which Trump deployed National Guard troops on Monday.

Rapper and singer Doechii won her first BET Award on Monday night and used the opportunity to condemn the Trump administration’s militarized response to protests happening nearby in downtown Los Angeles.