Tenacious D sparks outrage after ‘disgusting’ Trump comment

Jack Black’s band Tenacious D has sparked backlash following a “disgusting” joke band member Kyle Gass made about the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.

The band has since postponed its show in Newcastle just hours before the gates were set to open.

The Federalist Elections Correspondent Brianna Lyman joined Sky News host Steve Price to discuss the “disheartening and disgusting” comment made following the assassination attempt on Trump.

[andypitkin]

A family is grieving and these people are talking shit.

[stocksgoupward]

and THEY ARE CANCELLED NOW LIKE Kathy Griffin!!

[digitalwolf]

No doubt they consider themselves the "better" side... yet everything they say and stand for is vile. It's amazing....

[Jay.Evans]

Done with Jack Black. What a disgusting thing to say. I can't stand Joe Biden, but would never wish that on him. To actually wish that on someone is immoral and repulsive.

[davidcaunter]

Absolutely zero class. He knows a father and husband lost his life that day protecting his family right? 🤬

[peace-yvqd]

For the side that claims to be compassionate and loving, a great deal of seething anger seems to manifest itself toward conservatives, especially conservative politicians. The Tenacious D tour has been canceled.

[beez]

Dixie Chicks pulled that same crap on foreign soil and never recovered. Jack and Kyle shouldn’t be allowed to recover either. A father lost his life that day just enjoying his god given right.

[wetasaurus]

Describing Kathy Griffin as a really unfunny woman is the most accurate thing ever.

[Mermiam]

They didn't cancel the tour, their manager did. They were fine with this until someone brought up they need to make money.

[robking]

Jack Black is now banned from Australia for this comment. Now let's see him pull that shit back here in the States.

[MyDenis]

A person died ? What is wrong with these people?!

[ridgeracer]

They wouldn't have had the stones to say that at an American concert

[dustinfrey]

Remember, Jack Black has headlined Joe Biden campaign events. Where is he at? Why hasn't he condemned this?

[TonyReven]

These people need to be held accountable .

[Vintagesonic]

This whole situation has exposed so many influencers' true colors. Absolutely disgusting.

[cosmolean]

Jack Black and Tenacious D have lost a fan.

[royfr]

But when Trump says go and protest peacefully its incitement...

[bobbycone]

Heard Australia wants to deport Jack Black and his band. We don't want him back in the US either. Can we send him somewhere else?

[johnhoblock]

Jack Black has obviously let Hollywood producers have their way with him. There's no other way to explain his success because he has absolutely no talent.

[JohnReitz-psct]

There is much more hate on the left than on the right.
This is just one more example.