Jack White to “fascist” Donald Trump: “You’re gonna lose Michigan BIGLY – you wanna-be dictator orange clown”
Jack White has criticised Donald Trump after he insulted Detroit throughout a speech delivered in the US city.
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Yesterday (October 10), the Republican presidential nominee made a speech before the Detroit Economic Club, during which he called Michigan a “once great city”, and said their “car industry is going out of business” (per The Detroit News).
At one point, he used it as an example of what would happen to the country if his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, went on to win the election. “It will be like Detroit,” he said. “Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president. You’re going to have a mess on your hands.”
He concluded with a promise to create a “Michigan miracle” and oversee the “rebirth” of the city. Now, Michigan native White has responded to his comments with a scathing post on Instagram. “What kind of political idiot insults Detroit while SPEAKING TO DETROITERS??? Guess what trump, YOU AIN’T LIKE US,” he wrote.
“You’re gonna lose Michigan BIGLY you wanna-be dictator orange clown. Go back to your fascist rallies.”
It’s not the first time White has taken to social media to share his disdain for Trump. In August, he warned the Trump presidential campaign not to use his music after a clip of The White Stripes’ music appeared in a video.
The White Stripes’ hit ‘Seven Nation Army’ was used in the clip of Trump travelling on the campaign trail, and White then warned: “Oh….Don’t even think about using my music you fascists” before saying he would be filing a lawsuit for its inappropriate use.”
He continued: “Law suit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others.) Have a great day at work today Margo Martin,” he added, referencing Trump’s Deputy Director of Communications.
The lawsuit was filed in September, with Meg and Jack White listed as co-plaintiffs. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Manhattan, the band “vehemently oppose the policies adopted and actions taken by Defendant Trump when he was President and those he has proposed for the second term he seeks” (per Pitchfork).
In a post shared to Instagram on September 9, White captioned a copy of the legal complaint: “This machine sues fascists.”
During last month’s surprise set at London’s Assembly Hall, he seemed to reference the dispute again, telling the crowd: “As soon as you join a political party, someone tries to lie to your face… I got news for you: you got a brain, you got a mind. Can I hear an amen, London!”
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