Non-binary Oh, Mary! star and Tony winner Cole Escola has clarified their ‘four more years’ joke after Nicole Scherzinger won in the Leading Actress category – which many assumed to be a dig at Scherzinger’s Trump-related social media controversy.

Escola, a downtown cabaret star, beat out Hollywood stars like George Clooney and Daniel Dae Kim for the acting award. They mentioned their co-nominees in their speech, saying they had enjoyed sharing “warm salads” at pre-awards lunches. Escola is the first nonbinary actor to win a Tony in the category.

The former first lady’s biggest fans say people don’t get her, and the Broadway hit ‘Oh, Mary!’ isn’t exactly helping the cause