US EditionDemocratic Lawmaker Mocked After Singing Anti-Trump Song for 'Black Music Month': 'Don't Give Up Your Day Job'
- Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson posted a video on June 18, 2025, performing an anti-Trump version of "Hey Joe" on guitar, criticizing the President's attack on democracy.
- Johnson mentioned that as a new guitar player, he felt motivated during Black Music Month to use a classic song to express his political views through a rewritten version.
- Critics highlighted Johnson's off-key playing and partisan lyrics, with conservatives mocking the performance as awkward, poorly executed, and a waste of tax dollars.
- News editor Jeff Charles commented on X that attempting a song of this nature requires properly tuning the guitar first, reflecting a common criticism of the performance.
- The backlash reflects ongoing national political tensions and coincides with recent anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests and Trump's costly military parade in Washington.
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‘He Needs Help’: MAGA Trolls Call Out Black Georgia Congressman for 'Cringe' Song Taking Down Donald Trump, Claims It's Proof of 'Uselessness' of Democratic Party
Legendary musician Jimi Hendrix might have been pleased, but MAGA supporters are in an uproar over Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson’s rendition of “Hey Joe,” except Johnson turned the song into an anti-Donald Trump anthem. “Hey, Trump, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand? Hey, Trump, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand? I’m goin’ down the street to shoot down democracy. You know I want to be a king someday,” Johnson sang. Democrat Rep. Ha…
Hank Johnson bangs out anti-Trump song and our ears may never recover · American Wire News
Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson sang an anti-Trump song while playing his guitar and now you all have to hear it. Two minutes is not a long time. In the grand scheme, it’s really the blink of an eye. But some events can make even the briefest stretches of time feel like an endless eternity. This is one of those events: Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson sings an Anti-Trump song on his guitar about Trump shooting down Democracy with a gun to be a king Yes, t…
Congressman Who Thought Guam Could Tip Over Massacres Classic Jimi Hendrix Song
The Democrats are having a hard time connecting with normal people, and one congressman decided that the best thing to do would be to grab a guitar and throw down an anti-Trump version of the Jimi Hendrix classic "Hey Joe."The only problem is that he doesn't know how to play guitar. Like, at all.Hank Johnson is a Democrat from Georgia, and earlier this week, he posted a video on X. Now, before you even hit play on this clip, you'll notice there …
Dem Rep Hank Johnson Records Himself Doing A Horrific Anti-Trump Song And Can't Even Play The Guitar He Just Bought
The video you’re witnessing is real. It happened. It is not A.I. It is about as cringeworthy as it comes. Rep. Hank ‘Guam Tip-Over’ Johnson (D-GA) is known for making some questionable decisions. Expressing concern that Guam will tip over and capsize if more people arrive. Claiming that President Trump wants “the ethnic cleansing of the military.” Inferring that illegals are a servant class for Americans. And now….this recently released video. T…
Rep. Hank Johnson Says Trump Wants 'to Shoot Down Democracy' in Horribly out-of-Tune Jimi Hendrix Parody
On Wednesday, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) picked up a guitar and performed a protest version of “Hey Joe,” the Jimi Hendrix classic, rewriting the lyrics to cast Donald Trump as a gun-wielding threat to democracy.
Dem lawmaker sparks social media firestorm with 'cringe' anti-Trump guitar performance: 'Talk about tone-deaf'
Rep. Hank Johnson faces backlash on X for his anti-Trump parody of "Hey Joe," with critics calling the performance "awful" and "cringe," despite his beginner guitarist disclaimer.
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