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Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, garnered some backlash from conservatives on social for a rendition of “Hey Joe,” which was made common by Jimi Hendrix and different artists within the ’60s, which he retooled as a criticism of President Donald Trump.
“I hate to hurt your ears and everything, but I’m just learning to play guitar,” he stated in a video posted to X on Wednesday, including that he was impressed by Black Music Month to offer political commentary by way of music.
He famous that he was “just learning to play guitar,” then proceeded to sing an anti-Trump parody of the well-known music.
“Hey Trump, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?” Johnson sang. “I’m goin’ down the street to shoot democracy. You know I wanna be a king someday.”
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GOP Rep. Hank Johnson (Fox Information Digital)
As of Friday afternoon, the video had acquired over 800 feedback on the platform, most of which had been criticisms from conservatives.
“Talk about Tone-Deaf messaging!” Media Analysis Middle posted on X. “Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson releases hilariously bad anti-Trump song, and you just have to hear this.”
“This would make Jimi Hendrix advocate for a ground war with Iran,” Josh Holmes, co-host of the Ruthless Podcast, posted on X.
“Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson sings an Anti-Trump song on his guitar about Trump shooting down Democracy with a gun to be a king,” conservative influencer account LibsofTikTok posted on X. “Yes, this is real….”
American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix performs dwell on stage taking part in a black Fender Stratocaster guitar with the Jimi Hendrix Expertise on the Royal Albert Corridor in London on Feb. 24, 1969. (David Redfern/Redferns)
One other person merely quipped, “I love the internet.”
“Heyyy Hank, Please tune that dang guitar if you can,” one other one wrote, immediately pulling from the lyrics of the music. Hendrix most notably performed “Hey Joe” on the infamous Woodstock Pageant in 1969.
“Democrats are doing another one of their cringe sing-a-longs,” Ben Petersen, Nationwide Struggle Room Director of the Nationwide Republican Congressional Committee, posted on X.
“This horribly sounding performance is yet another waste of our tax dollars and proof of the uselessness of the Democrat Party,” conservative influencer Paul A. Szypula posted on X.
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Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson questions Lawyer Common Merrick Garland throughout a Home Judiciary Committee oversight listening to of the Division of Justice on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 21, 2021. (Reuters)
“Ok. A few things. If you’re going to do a song like this, it’s best to tune your guitar beforehand,” Jeff Charles, information editor at Townhall, posted on X. “Also, covering Jimi Hendrix when you don’t know how to tune a guitar is cringe AF. The lyrics are something I could have come up with when I was five years old. I’m almost embarassed for him.”
“Hank Johnson – Thinks Guam can capsize… Also Hank Johnson – Thinks he can play guitar,” comic Tim Younger posted on X. “He’s dumber than AOC.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Johnson’s office for comment.
The video comes as Democrats continue to experiment with different social media strategies during Trump’s second term and have consistently faced criticism from conservatives for doing so, including earlier this year when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other House Democrats were lambasted online over “select your fighter” TikTok video.
