The White House and Natalie Maines of The Chicks (Formerly known as the Dixie Chicks) appear to be in the middle of a war of words.
After the country music trio’s outspoken frontwoman, 51, first voiced her opinion on social media, criticizing President Donald Trump, 79, a spokesperson for The White House has now taken action, blasting the singer.
“Natalie Maines is a despicable nobody who clearly suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted her peanut-sized brain,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told Fox News, in response to Maines’ recent political rant, according to USA Today.
Trump, himself, has not publicly commented on the subject, but Ingle’s statement comes after Maine took aim at the current administration and at Trump, calling him a highly derogatory name that was once used in the film Mean Girls, during which Regina George criticized a classmate in the burn book. Maines wanted to make it known that she felt the United States of America’s democracy is fading in plain sight.
“Our democracy is disappearing right before our eyes. This fugly sl—t is using your gas money to pay the insurrectionists,” Maines captioned a slideshow of images featuring one of Trump and others of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Instagram on Monday, May 18. “But don’t worry about it. I’m sure posting selfies will fix everything.”
She added, “My last post that called him a fugly sl—t got removed. We’ll see how long this one lasts. Repost and help the message live.”
This isn’t the first time Maines has become a lightning rod for political criticism. The Dixie Chicks, originally formed in Dallas, Texas, are no strangers to sharing their political opinions, having been the center of controversy in the past.
In 2003, during the Iraq War, Maines, at a London concert, directed a comment toward George W. Bush, saying that she and her band were ashamed that the then-President was from Texas. The comment drew widespread backlash from fans and radio programmers, many of whom pulled The Chicks’ music from radio airwaves.
Maines has already responded to the White House’s comments.
In a statement on Thursday, May 21, she told USA Today: “This nobody American stands by her post.”
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