Snoop Dogg released a new music video last week that incurred controversy and, on President Donald Trump’s part, wrath.
The satirical music video featured Snoop Dogg and a clown named Ronald Klump. Snoop Dogg is seen aiming a gun at the clown.
Trump took opposition to the video on Twitter saying, “Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!”
Rapper Bow Wow tweeted out his defense of Snoop Dogg’s video.
“Ayo @realDonaldTrump shut your punk [expletive] up talking [expletive] about my uncle @SnoopDogg before we pimp your wife and make her work for us.”
FOX News’ Kimberly Guilfoyle stated that she would like the Secret Service to handle the problem and “kill them.”
“I think it would be fantastic if they got a visit from the Federal Marshals and then let’s see how tough and gangster they are now,” she said.
Snoop Dogg is not the only celebrity in recent months to stand against Trump and to draw the attention of the President on Twitter.
Meryl Streep has been highly outspoken against Trump and has even dressed up as him for satirical purposes. Trump has called her “overrated” and said that she is “a Hillary flunky who lost big.”
Saturday Night Live, who is known for taking a humorous look at events, has used actors like Alec Baldwin to portray Trump and Melissa McCarthy to portray Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
“@NBCNews is bad but Saturday Night Live is the worst of NBC. Not funny, cast is terrible, always a complete hit job. Really bad television!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Snoop Dogg has remained silent on the matter, but
he did give an interview with Billboard that expressed his thoughts on the President and he has taken recent stands against gun violence.
“When I be putting [expletive] out, I don’t ever expect or look for a reaction,” he said. “I just put it out because I feel like it’s something that’s missing. Any time I drop something, I’m trying to fill in a void. I feel like it’s a lot of people making cool records, having fun, partying, but nobody’s dealing with the real issue with this [expletive] clown as president.”
Actor Mark Wahlberg has criticized celebrities for talking about politics.
“A lot of Hollywood is living in a bubble. They’re pretty out of touch with the common person, the everyday guy out there providing for their family,” he said at a luncheon event.
Laina Yost
Managing Editor