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White House Claps Back At Liberal Rocker’s New Diss Track

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Neil Young once again is using his music to launch a political attack on President Donald Trump.

The aging liberal singer has accused the White House of fueling “big crime” in Washington, D.C., despite Trump’s recent deployment of federal troops to tackle the epidemic violent crime in the nation’s capital.

The Canadian-American rocker, who has a long history of one-sided sparring with Trump, unveiled his new track “Big Crime” during a concert in Chicago last week and released a recording from the show’s soundcheck on Thursday.

“No more great again. There’s big crime in D.C. at the White House,” Young croons.

“Don’t need no fascist rules! Don’t want no fascist schools! Don’t want soldiers walking on our streets! There’s big crime in D.C. at the White House!”

Young also targeted what he described as “billionaire fascists,” demanding, “No money to the fascists, the billionaire fascists,” and called for Americans to “black out the system.”

The White House dismissed the attack with a statement to Fox News by spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.

“Instead of tarnishing his legacy with cringe songs, Neil should spend some time talking to the D.C. residents who haven’t been victims of violent crime thanks to President Trump,” Jackson remarked.

“Then he can decide if he really wants to criticize actions that have reduced violent crime already by 44%.”

President Trump has made crime reduction in the nation’s capital a central priority.

Earlier this month, he declared a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., asserting control over the city’s police force and sending in National Guard troops.

According to the administration, the move was aimed at halting what Trump described as a sharp increase in violent crime.

The crackdown led to approximately 1,000 arrests within two weeks, around one-third carried out by federal law enforcement.

D.C.’s Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser, who is often critical of the administration, acknowledged the results.

On Friday, she admitted she “greatly appreciates” the assistance from the federal government, although she noted the D.C. police could have achieved similar results if they had been allowed to hire the 500 officers they are currently lacking.

“The most significant things that we are highlighting today is the area of the crime that was most troubling for us in 2023, and we have driven it down over the last years,” Bowser said.

Trump has repeatedly highlighted these developments on his Truth Social account.

On Sunday, he wrote, “DC IS NOW A CRIME FREE ZONE, IN JUST 12 DAYS!!! President DJT.”

He followed up with another post declaring, “This is a list I get every single day!” alongside statistics showing a surge in arrests and the seizure of 156 illegal firearms.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi reported that recent law enforcement efforts also uncovered threats against officers, an arrest tied to threats against the president, and the capture of an MS-13 gang member.

The president also credited Mayor Bowser for backing his efforts. On Monday, Trump claimed her approval ratings had surged by 25 percent as a result of supporting the crackdown.

“Mayor Bowser’s ratings have gone up, in a short period of time, 25%, and the people of D.C. are thanking her for stopping crime wherever she goes,” Trump posted.

He added, “Wouldn’t it be nice to say that [crime is at zero] about Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and even the Crime Drenched City of Baltimore??? It can happen, and it can happen FAST! Work with us!!!”

Neil Young, however, is not impressed with the Trump administration’s efforts.

He has a history of directing his music toward political figures. In 2020, he updated his 2006 protest song “Lookin’ for a Leader” to attack Trump, singing, “America has a leader building walls around our house / Who don’t know Black lives matter and we got to vote him out.”

The original version of the song had been aimed at President George W. Bush and even mentioned Barack Obama as a potential solution for the country’s problems at the time.

Young’s criticism of Trump has not been limited to lyrics. The musician previously clashed with Trump over the use of his hit “Rockin’ in the Free World” during campaign rallies.

When Trump launched his presidential bid in 2015, the anthem played in the background, a move Young objected to.

Though Trump said he “didn’t love it anyway” and temporarily dropped the track, the song returned to his rally playlists in 2020, along with Young’s “Devil’s Sidewalk.”

Young responded with a lawsuit, accusing Trump of using his work to fuel a “divisive, un-American campaign of ignorance and hate.” He later dismissed the case voluntarily.

Young, who became a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen in 2020, has not minced words about the president. At the time, he referred to Trump as “a disgrace to my country.”

Earlier this year, the singer suggested his political statements might eventually cause him problems when reentering the United States after touring abroad.

“When I go to play music in Europe, if I talk about Donald J Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminium blanket,” Young wrote on his website.

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