Nation singer Zach Bryan has sparked controversy amongst right-leaning listeners along with his new music “Bad News,” which criticizes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In an specific Instagram submit on Friday, the Grammy-winning artist teased the observe, through which he refers to cops as “cocky motherfuckers” and later shifts his focus to ICE.
“And ICE is gonna come, bust down your door /Try to build a house no one builds no more /But I got a telephone /Kids are all scared and all alone,” Bryan sings within the clip.
The submit, which was captioned, “the fading of red, white, and blue,” ruffled the feathers of distinguished supporters of President Donald Trump and plenty of took to X, previously Twitter, to voice their outrage.
Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary on the Division of Homeland Safety, urged Bryan to “Stick to Pink Skies,” referencing the artist’s 2024 music.
DHS took it a step additional to troll Bryan by together with one in every of his older songs in a video montage displaying ICE brokers detaining people they classify as undocumented immigrants.
“We were just invaded by over 10 million illegal aliens and who does Zach Bryan cheer for? The illegals,” right-wing commentator Rogan O’Handley wrote on X, including that he expects supporters will now “boycott” the artist.
Bryan was additionally criticized by fellow nation music artists, corresponding to John Wealthy, who claimed Nashville is “full of guys like this,” a remark that prompted Fox Information commentator Tomi Lahren to remark “trash.”
“Who’s ready for the Zach Bryan-Dixie Chicks tour? Prob a huge Bud Light sponsorship for this one,” Wealthy added in a separate submit, drawing a parallel between the political opinions of the band now generally known as The Chicks and together with a nod to Bud Gentle’s previous partnerships with members of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.
Trump supporter and activist Michael Engleman referred to as Bryan a “no name Country artist.”
“No name Country artist Zach Bryan, slams ice for deporting criminal illegal immigrants,” he wrote. “It’s a stretch calling him an ‘artist’ because he has no talent!”
The fitting-wing X account Catturd additionally weighed in, claiming Bryan’s profession is now “in the toilet.”
Bryan’s workforce didn’t instantly reply to a HuffPost request for remark.
