{"id":1978993,"date":"2023-07-20T20:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T00:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-trump-respond-to-attacks-on-jason-aldean\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T20:17:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T00:17:37","slug":"desantis-trump-respond-to-attacks-on-jason-aldean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-trump-respond-to-attacks-on-jason-aldean\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis and Trump react to Aldean attacks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-trump-respond-to-attacks-on-jason-aldean%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978993&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Candidates Defend Jason Aldean Amid Backlash Over Hit Song<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential candidates Ron\u2062 DeSantis\u200c and Donald Trump came to the defense of country music star Jason Aldean on \u2062Wednesday, following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/martinez-we-have-2-4-hour-lines-due-to-new-mexico-lockdown\/\" title=\"Martinez: 'We Have 2-4 Hour Lines' Due to New Mexico Lockdown\">backlash<\/a> against his latest \u2064hit song.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old singer&#8217;s\u2062 song, &#8220;Try That In A Small \u200cTown,&#8221; was released in May, but it wasn&#8217;t until\u2064 the\u200d music video \u2063dropped on \u2063July 14 that controversy erupted. Critics labeled the song as &#8220;racist&#8221; and &#8220;pro-lynching,&#8221; leading Country Music Television \u200c(CMT) to pull the video without\u200b explanation. Aldean, however, stood\u200b his ground, dismissing the criticism as &#8220;meritless&#8221; and &#8220;dangerous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Florida \u200dGovernor Ron DeSantis took to Twitter\u200d to show his support, \u200cstating, &#8220;When \u200cthe media attacks you, you&#8217;re doing something right.\u2063 @Jason_Aldean has nothing to apologize for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When the media attacks you,\u200d you&#8217;re \u200ddoing something right. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jason_Aldean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jason_Aldean<\/a> has nothing to apologize for. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oEhCFS4CGM\">https:\/\/t.co\/oEhCFS4CGM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis\u200b (@RonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1681798647946571776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former President\u200d Donald Trump also voiced\u2062 his support \u200dfor Aldean, tweeting, &#8220;Jason Aldean is a fantastic\u2064 guy \u2062who just came out with a great \u2062new song. Support Jason \u2063all the way. MAGA!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zxfrS56P5G\">pic.twitter.com\/zxfrS56P5G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Miller \u200c(@JasonMillerinDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonMillerinDC\/status\/1681900045761691649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Aldean&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-wallen-crushes-media-cancel-culture-with-shocking-music-win\/\" title=\"Morgan Wallen Crushes Media, Cancel Culture With Shocking Music Win\">song soared<\/a>\u2062 to the top of\u200b the all<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-aldeans-try-that-in-a-small-town-shoots-to-number-one-amid-backlash\/\" title=\"Jason Aldean's 'Try That In A Small Town' tops charts despite criticism.\">-genre chart<\/a>, surpassing\u2063 popular hits like Morgan Wallen&#8217;s &#8220;Last Night&#8221; and Luke Combs&#8217; remake of\u2063 Tracy Chapman&#8217;s &#8220;Fast \u2063Car.&#8221; It also climbed from the 11th spot to \u2062number one on the iTunes Country Top 40 chart.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the\u200d criticism, Aldean took to Twitter to clarify the meaning behind \u2063his \u200bsong. He \u200cemphasized that it is a call for unity among Americans, \u2064stating, \u200b&#8221;There is \u200bnot a single lyric in the song\u200d that references race or points \u2064to it.&#8221; He also \u2062highlighted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-trump-respond-to-attacks-on-jason-aldean\/\" title=\"DeSantis and Trump react to Aldean attacks.\">video \u2062features real news footage<\/a> and aims to address the desire for a sense of normalcy in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-considering-every-tool-to-attack-second-amendment-as-leftists-push-national-emergency-declaration\/\" title=\"Biden Considering \u2018Every Tool\u2019 To Attack Second Amendment As Leftists Push \u2018National Emergency\u2019 Declaration\">country plagued<\/a> by headlines that keep people up \u200bat night.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1689874168790000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3i_li6fLGSkoUuruGpSVDs\">CLICK HERE \u2063TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Aldean concluded his \u200bstatement by reflecting on the sense of community he \u200bexperienced growing up, where \u200bdifferences in background or belief did not hinder\u2064 neighbors from \u2062taking care of one another.\u200b He acknowledged that not \u200deveryone \u200cagrees on the path\u2064 to normalcy, but expressed his hope \u2062for a future where families\u2064 are not torn\u2064 apart by senseless headlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican candidates Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump supported Jason Aldean amidst criticism of his new song. Aldean&#8217;s &#8220;Try That In A Small Town&#8221; gained attention after its video release on July 14, despite being on air since May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1978994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1978993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1978993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1978994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1978993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1978993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1978993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}