Kristi Noem goes scorched earth on country music star Zach Bryan over anti-ICE song as singer responds to backlash
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem went scorched earth on country music superstar Zach Bryan over his controversial new song targeting ICE raids — as the singer said the tune is about “how much I love this country.”Noem said she was “disappointed and disheartened” after she listened to the short demo of Bryan’s song “Bad News,” which was released on Oct.3.
“I hope he understands how completely disrespectful that song is, not just to law enforcement but to this country,” Noem told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson on Tuesday.“To every single individual that has stood up and fought for our freedoms.He just compromised it all by putting out a product such as that, that attacks individuals who are just trying to make our streets safe.”Bryan, 29, shared the short snippet on social media, captioning the post “the fading of the red white and blue.”The song follows the protagonist struggling in life, but not “dead or in jail,” with only a group of degenerate friends.“I heard the cops cameCocky motherf–kers, ain’t they?And ICE is gonna come bust down your door.”Bryan claims kids are scared, houses aren’t being built, but everyone has a telephone, even as bars stopped being the social spot of the town.“The middlе fingers rising, and it won’t stop showingGot some bad newsThе fading of the red, white and blue.”Noem spoke out against the song during a short media briefing in Portland after federal agents arrested several illegal immigrants, including an accused child rapist, earlier in the day, according to Johnson.The former South Dakota governor was elated to share that she was never a fan of Bryan — who served in the US Navy — before he released the clip of the song.“Zach, I didn’t listen to your music.
I’m happy about that today,” Noem said.That makes me very happy that I never gave you a single penny to enrich your lifestyle, if you truly believe what that song stands for.”The former South Dakota go...