Country Star’s New Song About Trump Admin Draws Backlash

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00:00Country Star's new song about Trump admin draws backlash.

00:04Zach Bryan faces backlash after sharing a song that targets federal immigration enforcement.

00:09The 29-year-old Grammy-winning Navy veteran posted a clip of bad news on Instagram Friday,

00:15and it's already dividing fans.

00:18In the short video, Bryan stands alone strumming a guitar,

00:21his voice echoing over lyrics that take aim at immigration and customs enforcement

00:25and the state of the country during President Donald Trump's second term.

00:28The caption under the post reads,

00:31The fading of the red, white, and blue.

00:33Another verse reads,

00:34The middle finger's rising and it won't stop showing.

00:37Got some bad news, the fading of the red, white, and blue.

00:40One user posted,

00:42Zach Bryan just bud-lighted himself.

00:44Some critics attacked Bryan personally,

00:47referencing allegations and vulgar remarks, and said his character is fading.

00:51Others alleged infidelity, claiming,

00:53Zach Bryan cheated on his wife while she was deployed.

00:56Others compared the fallout to what happened to the Dixie Chicks decades ago

01:00when they criticized then-President George W. Bush during the Iraq War,

01:04with one commenter saying,

01:06Zach Bryan just became the new Dixie Chicks.

01:09Michelle Kinney, co-founder of the progressive group Seneca Project U.S.,

01:13praised Bryan's decision to speak out.

01:15This moment calls for moral and artistic courage.

01:18More of this.

01:19After the July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump,

01:24he posted,

01:25Bruce Springsteen, the left-leaning musical icon,

01:36collaborated on Bryan's 2024 album,

01:39The Great American Bar Scene,

01:40and even gets a mention in Bad News.

01:43The boss stopped bumping, the rock stopped rolling.

01:45A judge in Portland, Oregon,

01:48blocked President Trump from deploying the National Guard,

01:50writing,

01:51This is a nation of constitutional law, not martial law.

01:55Corey Lewandowski, appearing on The Benny Show,

01:58said ICE agents will be active ahead of the 2026 midterms,

02:02even at the upcoming Super Bowl in Santa Clara,

02:05where Bad Bunny is scheduled to headline,

02:07adding,

02:08We will find you, apprehend you, and deport you.

02:10But in a divided nation,

02:13and a deeply divided music industry,

02:15his latest song has drawn a clear line.

02:18And fans, critics, and the country at large are all paying attention.

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