{"id":207540,"date":"2021-03-10T09:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=207540"},"modified":"2021-03-10T09:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:45:08","slug":"mumford-sons-guitarist-steps-away-from-band-for-promoting-book-from-conservative-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mumford-sons-guitarist-steps-away-from-band-for-promoting-book-from-conservative-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mumford &#038; Sons\u2019 Guitarist Steps Away From Band For Promoting Book From Conservative Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fmumford-sons-guitarist-steps-away-from-band-for-promoting-book-from-conservative-reporter%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=207540&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMumford &amp; Sons\u201d banjo player&nbsp;and lead guitarist announced Tuesday that he will be stepping away from the band and offered an apology after he faced backlash for a now-deleted tweet promoting a book from reporter Andy Ngo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have offended not only a lot of people I don\u2019t know, but also those closest to me, including my bandmates and for that I am truly sorry,\u201d Winston Marshall posted in a tweet, adding,&nbsp;\u201cAs a result of my actions I am taking time away from the band to examine my blindspots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marshall praised Ngo over the weekend on the publication of his book \u201cUnmasked,\u201d which offers a look \u201cinside ANTIFA\u2019s radical plan to destroy democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally had the time to read your important book. You\u2019re a brave man,\u201d the musical talent tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Ngo is known for his on-the-ground reporting of violent left-wing group Antifa in cities such as Portland. Antifa has routinely targeted Ngo over his work; he\u2019s been physically assaulted, doxxed, and had his home visited at night by apparent Antifa activists wearing printouts of Ngo\u2019s face as masks.<\/p>\n<p>Marshall was called a \u201cNazi\u201d who \u201clikes fascist propaganda\u201d by critics of the post, The Hollywood Reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/mumford-sons-banjo-player-slammed-on-social-media-for-supporting-right-wing-author\">outlined<\/a> Sunday:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14.467455621302\">\n<p><em>One user wrote in a similarly-deleted reply to Marshall\u2019s tweet,&nbsp;\u201cI may be naive, but \u201cBanjo player from Mumford &amp; Sons Comes Out As Nazi\u201d was not a headline I foresaw\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There were also calls to fire Marshall from the band.&nbsp;\u201cOne of my favorite bands is trending bc the banjo player once again made it clear he likes fascist propaganda. He\u2019s not representative of the whole band, but the silence from Mumford &amp; Sons on this has gone on too long. #AdoptANewBanjoPlayer,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HancockNiki\/status\/1368384848197468164?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one&nbsp;user tweeted.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOver the past few days I have come to better understand the pain caused by the book I endorsed,\u201d Marshall said Tuesday in a statement. \u201cI have offended not only a lot of people I don\u2019t know, but also those closest to me, including my bandmates and for that I am truly sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of my actions I am taking time away from the band to examine my blindspots,\u201d he announced. \u201cFor now, please know that I realize how my endorsements have the potential to be viewed as approvals of hateful, divisive behavior. I apologize, as this was not at all my intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.9493670886076\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x9yddYc0g9\">pic.twitter.com\/x9yddYc0g9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Winston Marshall (@MrWinMarshall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrWinMarshall\/status\/1369481570319532033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/mumford-sons-banjoist-taking-time-away-from-the-band-after-andy-ngo-praise-controversy\">According<\/a> to The Hollywood Reporter, \u201cMumford &amp; Sons\u201d in 2018 invited Canadian academic Jordan Peterson to visit their London studios. After backlash,&nbsp;Marshall told a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/q\/blog\/mumford-and-sons-address-their-photo-with-jordan-b-peterson-1.4831645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian radio station<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t think that having a photograph with someone means you agree with everything they say. \u2026 Primarily I\u2019m interested in his psychological stuff, which I find very interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On top of the left-wing backlash, Marshall was hit by both classical liberals and conservatives for caving to Cancel Culture:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.2455089820359\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know it is difficult to be courageous instead of cowardly but how disappointing to see you cave to these disgusting bullies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1369500708932886530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.3266331658291\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You have nothing to apologize for. You supported a journalist who reports on crime. You were mobbed by censorious fascists. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C1PdzqKGTZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/C1PdzqKGTZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barrett Wilson (@BarrettWilson6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarrettWilson6\/status\/1369509609283682305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3522267206478\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The apologizers are a huge part of the problem. Their weakness and sycophancy is harming the country. Apologizing to the mob is wrong, and people who do it deserve our criticism. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OLrgwOfrXv\">https:\/\/t.co\/OLrgwOfrXv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoahPollak\/status\/1369507462940782592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.7777777777778\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You just rekt yourself, bro. It was a good run, I guess.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Lindsay, super-antiracist (@ConceptualJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConceptualJames\/status\/1369486086360207360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0922509225092\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Winston did this on purpose to give <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MrAndyNgo<\/a> proof of what he was saying in his book about Antifa<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a far right conspiracy meant to make you fear innocent masked activists who seek peace through violence <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MRyDq1GMOV\">https:\/\/t.co\/MRyDq1GMOV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Pool (@Timcast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timcast\/status\/1369631737303732231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.7054263565891\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is no reason to apologize for reading a book. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yCE0QVGa1s\">https:\/\/t.co\/yCE0QVGa1s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\/status\/1369533048631463937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buy the book this guy is apologizing for reading here<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7byYIHmnto\">https:\/\/t.co\/7byYIHmnto<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mcMF8NjkCX\">https:\/\/t.co\/mcMF8NjkCX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1369509942340689921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gina-carano-to-produce-and-star-in-upcoming-film-for-the-daily-wire\">Gina Carano To Produce And Star In Upcoming Film For The Daily&nbsp;Wire<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMumford &#038; Sons\u201d banjo player\u00a0and lead guitarist announced Tuesday that he will be stepping away from the band and offered an apology after he faced backlash for a now-deleted tweet &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310419,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Mumford &#038; Sons\u2019 Guitarist Steps Away From Band For Promoting Book From Conservative Reporter","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Mumford &#038; Sons\u2019 Guitarist Steps Away From Band For Promoting Book From Conservative Reporter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207540","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}