White House calls Natalie Maines despicable nobody with peanut-sized brain
WASHINGTON, May 24. The White House labeled The Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines a "despicable nobody" with a "peanut-sized brain" in response to her recent criticisms of President Donald Trump. The administration issued the statement to Fox News Digital, asserting that Maines suffers from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" that has "rotted her peanut-sized brain." This sharp rebuke followed Maines' performance in Manhattan this week, where she kicked off the band's anniversary tour for "Taking the Long Way" alongside bandmates Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire. During the show, Maines revived criticism of former President George W. Bush that had drawn significant backlash more than two decades ago. According to Billboard, Maines stated she would never submit to the "shut up and sing" brigade, referencing the 2003 controversy surrounding her comments about Bush. She joked that she would now give Bush "a big wet kiss" because the group is currently "ashamed the president of the United States is from the United States." This remark echoed her original 2003 statement, in which she expressed shame that the president was from Texas amid opposition to the war and violence. The White House had previously used the identical statement to respond to a May Instagram post by Maines. In that post, she accused Trump of destroying democracy and used profanity to describe the president. She claimed her previous post calling him a "fugly slut" had been removed and urged followers to repost her new message. Social media reactions to her latest concert remarks were mixed. Some users on Instagram expressed fatigue with political rants during concerts, with one noting they spent $1,500 on a ticket for music, not politics. Others defended The Chicks for speaking out, with one user calling it the correct thing to say both then and now. A representative for Maines did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
WASHINGTON, May 24. The White House labeled The Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines a "despicable nobody" with a "peanut-sized brain" in response to her recent criticisms of President Donald Trump. The administration issued the statement to Fox News Digital, asserting that Maines suffers from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" that has "rotted her peanut-sized brain." This sharp rebuke followed Maines' performance in Manhattan this week, where she kicked off the band's anniversary tour for "Taking the Long Way" alongside bandmates Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire. During the show, Maines revived criticism of former President George W. Bush that had drawn significant backlash more than two decades ago. According to Billboard, Maines stated she would never submit to the "shut up and sing" brigade, referencing the 2003 controversy surrounding her comments about Bush. She joked that she would now give Bush "a big wet kiss" because the group is currently "ashamed the president of the United States is from the United States." This remark echoed her original 2003 statement, in which she expressed shame that the president was from Texas amid opposition to the war and violence. The White House had previously used the identical statement to respond to a May Instagram post by Maines. In that post, she accused Trump of destroying democracy and used profanity to describe the president. She claimed her previous post calling him a "fugly slut" had been removed and urged followers to repost her new message. Social media reactions to her latest concert remarks were mixed. Some users on Instagram expressed fatigue with political rants during concerts, with one noting they spent $1,500 on a ticket for music, not politics. Others defended The Chicks for speaking out, with one user calling it the correct thing to say both then and now. A representative for Maines did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.