Neil Young Writes Scathing Open Letter to President Trump: 'You Are a Disgrace to My Country'

  • 📰 billboard
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 69 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 31%
  • Publisher: 63%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

Neil Young posted a scathing open letter to President Trump on his Neil Young Archives Times-Contrarian website

back in 1989. He wrote the song as a critique of former President George H. W. Bush's administration and his lack of care toward the poor in America.

"'Keep on Rockin' in the Free World' is not a song you can trot out at one of your rallies. Perhaps you could have been a bass player and played in a rock and roll band. That way you could be on stage at a rally every night in front of your fans, if you were any good, and you might be...," the formermember wrote. "Every time 'Keep on Rockin' in the Free World' or one of my songs is played at your rallies, I hope you hear my voice.

Young ended the letter by voicing his support of Sen. Bernie Sanders, whom he has favored as a Democratic presidential candidate since the congressman's initial run in 2016 despite his inability to vote during that election.

But as an American citizen whose first opportunity to vote is coming up in the 2020 election, Young has made his decision clear. "One of your opponents has the answers I like. He is aiming at preserving our children’s future directly. He is not popular with the democratic establishment because unlike all the other candidates, he is not pandering to the industries accelerating Earth’s Climate Disaster, the end of the world as we know it," he concluded.

Trump won't be pleased to hear one of his favorite musicians has it out for him, as he's attended multiple Young concerts over the years and even sat next to

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

A southern man don’t need him around anyhow

Slow news day.

Neil Young needs to go back to country who got rid of you...he is an embarrassment to this great country. Doesn't he know that 'hippy' is no longer in.

Neil Young is a butt hurt snowflake

jacorenatojaco 🖤

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 112. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Neil Young Pens Open Letter to Donald Trump: 'You Are a Disgrace to My Country'Neil Young penned a long, scathing open letter to Donald Trump on his official website in which he calls him 'a disgrace to my country' I hope Neil Young will remember a Southern Man don’t need him around anyhow MiaFarrow rosierifka soledadobrien seanhannity KatiePavlich
Source: RollingStone - 🏆 483. / 51 Read more »

Young Thug Criticized For Misgendering Dwyane Wade's Daughter ZayaYoung Thug has come under fire for misgendering Dwyane Wade's daughter Zaya in an inflammatory tweet No he hasnt 3 sjw on twitter getting mad isnt controversy lol Thug transphobic ? He calls his homies hubbys and loves but ok lol Umm...so, I think some education would help here. Things happen in the formation of a living organism are kinda how life exists, it’s called evolution, that’s why we have tails bones still, it’s not planned, it’s adjusted
Source: enews - 🏆 466. / 52 Read more »

Young Thug Slams Dwyane Wade, Misgenders His Daughter ZayaThe rapper took to Twitter on Tuesday (Feb. 18) to give his two cents. i noticed THUG say in an interview a month or two ago that he stopped wearing nail polish bc he was 'sending the wrong message' to his kids i was wondering why no1 queer was disturbed but maybe i should have made an all caps tweet about it this is going to be happening a lot*
Source: billboard - 🏆 112. / 63 Read more »

Bloomberg once said 'young people' support Sanders because they think socialism is 'that social media stuff'The presidential candidate's remarks about Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, came during a speaking event hosted by Oxford University's Saïd Business School about a month after the 2016 election. Mini Mike's mini brain at work It's really more like 'get the same health care and education as every other developed nation on Earth' stuff. Wait! You mean we don't get free facebook and twitter premium accounts if we vote for Sanders!?!?!!? This is an outrage!!!!!!!one!!!!11
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »

Michelle Obama Is Calling Out All Young Voters With Her Epic '80s Prom Pic.MichelleObama shared the most epic PromChallenge pic for the best reason.
Source: Refinery29 - 🏆 26. / 68 Read more »

Nickelodeon Will Launch Imagine’s ‘Astronauts,’ Tyler Perry’s ‘Young Dylan,’ SpongeBob PrequelNickelodeon plans to launch new series from Imagine Entertainment and Tyler Perry as well as introduce a “SpongeBob Squarepants” prequel series that includes contributions from the voic…
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »