{"id":2013611,"date":"2023-08-27T14:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-north-of-richmond-star-responds-to-claims-he-supports-president-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T18:40:03","slug":"rich-men-north-of-richmond-star-responds-to-claims-he-supports-president-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-north-of-richmond-star-responds-to-claims-he-supports-president-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Rich Men North of Richmond\u2019 Star denies supporting President Biden amidst claims."},"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\">24<\/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%2Frich-men-north-of-richmond-star-responds-to-claims-he-supports-president-biden%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=2013611&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Country Music Artist Oliver Anthony Sets the Record Straight on Politics<\/h2>\n<p>Oliver Anthony, the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tyler-childers-cant-successfully-sell-music-that-both-appeals-to-and-scorns-real-country-folks\/\" title=\"Tyler Childers struggles to effectively market music that simultaneously attracts and criticizes true country enthusiasts.\">country\u200c music artist<\/a> who went viral after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-north-of-richmond-star-sets-record-straight-on-joe-biden\/\" title=\"'Rich Men North of Richmond' Star Clarifies Joe Biden's Record\">working-class lament<\/a> &#8220;Rich Men North\u2062 of Richmond&#8221; sailed to\u2064 the top of the charts, \u200chas set the record straight that he&#8217;s no fan\u2063 of President Joe Biden, while accusing &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-apology-amazon-admits-some-drivers-have-to-pee-in-bottles\/\" title=\"In Apology, Amazon Admits Some Drivers Have To Pee In Bottles\">corporate news<\/a>&#8221; of trying to &#8220;twist me into being a Biden supporter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Anthony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02BABLkWhErz9zX7Eh315gofNeXUFAZkNBUTtb6G1G2cRsCVBUhUrC75pERfeLx4wbl&#038;id=100085643337139&#038;__cft__[0]=AZUv9rh9uP7TYBMlZ3fQQa8Osz-k4asRLSgDAcwtl-XmT1qZ-g27duRfF1XM9qp96_wC1n0dKW4w1rbCCjSUjF4tCZmlxHkJW-_aYhhyY96jr0oLr39FLDtm5RYHLQJVAh0cqACkgmjmHH4SvxM7ofMS&#038;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to Facebook<\/a> on Saturday to share \u2063what he \u200dpromised\u2062 to be his &#8220;last post \u200dabout politics&#8221; \u200bon social media,\u2064 accusing \u200ccorporate media outlets of\u2062 misrepresenting his earlier\u2064 remarks in \u2064a video that his hit song &#8220;has nothing to do with \u200dJoe Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Mr. Anthony posted\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cv9uMXiY29s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video on YouTube<\/a> that was critical of Republicans using\u200d &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221; during Wednesday&#8217;s GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/rich-men-from-north-of-richmond-sparks-gop-debate-on-bidenomics-and-economy-5479762\">&#8216;Rich Men \u2064From North \u200dof\u200c Richmond&#8217;\u2064 Sparks GOP Debate \u200bon Bidenomics and \u200dEconomy<\/a> (8\/24\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/blackrock-recruiter-spills-how-finance-establishment-buys-politicians-and-gets-rich-from-war-5346101\">BlackRock\u2064 Recruiter Spills How\u2064 Finance Establishment Buys Politicians and\u200c Gets\u2063 Rich From War | Live With Josh<\/a> (6\/21\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To kick off the debate, candidates were asked to lay out \u2062their economic arguments by way of explaining\u200d why \u2063Mr. Anthony&#8217;s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-north-of-richmond-star-responds-to-claims-he-supports-president-biden\/\" title=\"\u2018Rich Men North of Richmond\u2019 Star denies supporting President Biden amidst claims.\">viral song decrying \u200dhigh taxes<\/a> and debasement of the dollar had resonated with so many Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron\u2064 DeSantis used \u2064his response to the popularity of\u200b Mr. \u200bAnthony\u2019s \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d to blame President Biden for what\u200c he characterized as \u2063\u201cAmerican\u200d decline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr.\u2062 Anthony said in Friday&#8217;s video that he found it &#8220;funny&#8221; to see politicians using his song to criticize other \u2063politicians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was funny\u2062 seeing my song at that presidential debate because I wrote\u2064 that song\u200d about those people, you know, so for them to have to sit there and listen to that, that\u200b cracks me\u2064 up,\u201d Mr. Anthony \u2064said in Friday&#8217;s video.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Florida Gov. Ron \u2063DeSantis (L) and entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy speak during the first Republican Presidential\u2063 primary debate\u2062 at the Fiserv Forum in\u2063 Milwaukee, Wis., on\u2062 Aug. 23, 2023.\u2064 (Brendan Smialowski\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>&#8216;Reverse American Decline&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>During Wednesday&#8217;s debate, the moderator said\u2064 that the song&#8217;s \u201clyrics speak of \u200dalienation,\u200b of deep frustration with the state of government\u2064 and of this country.\u201d\u200d Washington\u2063 D.C.\u2064 is about 100\u200c miles north of Richmond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGov. DeSantis, why is this song striking such a nerve in this \u2063country\u2063 right now?\u201d the moderator, Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. DeSantis replied, \u201cOur country\u200c is in decline. This decline is\u200b not inevitable. \u2062It\u2019s a choice. We need to send Joe Biden back \u200dto his\u200d basement and \u2062reverse American decline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Mr. Anthony objected to the message of his song being\u2063 used in partisan political \u2063fights, saying his\u2063 song &#8220;has nothing to do with Joe Biden. It&#8217;s a lot bigger \u2063than Joe Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added \u2063that he&#8217;s\u2064 &#8220;disappointed&#8221; to see \u200dpeople &#8220;wrap\u200b politics up in this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A \u200bnumber of right-leaning politicians \u2063and media personalities have \u2062referred \u200cto the song and its lyrics \u2062in public remarks criticizing the political \u2063status quo in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate to\u2063 see that being weaponized. I see the \u2064right\u200c trying to characterize me as one of their own, and I see the left trying to discredit me, I guess,\u2063 in retaliation,\u201d Mr. Anthony said in the\u200d video, adding\u2062 that \u200bit&#8217;s &#8220;gotta stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, \u200che clarified that he sees himself above partisan politics \u200dand instead seeks to be the voice of \u2064the common man.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I. Don&#8217;t. Support. Either. Side. Politically. Not the left, not \u2063the right. Im\u200c about \u200bsupporting people \u200band\u200b restoring local communities. Now, go breath some fresh air and relax. Please? \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;m not worth obsessing over, I\u200c promise. Go spend time with your loved ones,&#8221;\u200c he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AintGottaDollar\/status\/1695244913208602880?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Biden&#8217;s Most Certainly a Problem&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>In his Saturday remarks on Facebook,\u200c Mr. Anthony elaborated on his \u200dremarks in the video, apparently seeking to set the record straight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I apologize for beating a dead horse, but I just need to address \u2063this quote in my video earlier, since it&#8217;s been\u200c misquoted \/ misinterpreted\u2062 this \u200bevening,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Corporate\u2063 news\u2064 (big surprise)\u2064 is now trying to twist me into being a Biden supporter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Anthony then clarified\u200c that his remarks about the song having &#8220;nothing to\u200b do with Joe Biden&#8221; from\u200d the video was\u200c in reference \u200dto Mr. \u200cDeSantis&#8217; responses to his song.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u200d talks about needing \u200cto get Joe \u200bBiden out, as if that would automatically solve all the problems. Biden is a big part of the issue,\u200d bit it runs much deeper,&#8221; Mr. Anthony\u200b said.<\/p>\n<p>He then said that his\u200c hit song\u200b is\u2064 about corporate capture of politics and should be seen as a criticism of the entire political class\u2014not any particular \u200cside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rich \u200cMen North of Richmond is about corporate-owned D.C. politics,&#8221; \u2064Mr. Anthony emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>social media to clarify his political stance, asserting that he is not a supporter of President Joe Biden. He criticized the &#8220;corporate news&#8221; for attempting to portray him as a Biden supporter. The country music artist gained fame with his hit song &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond,&#8221; which topped the charts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":2013612,"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":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"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\/2013611","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\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}