Dave Matthews Slams Trump Administration and ICE After Minneapolis Shooting.
The renowned musician took to his official social channels to express his outrage and disappointment with the Trump administration's handling of a tragic event in Minneapolis, where 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was brutally murdered by an ICE agent. In a lengthy video message posted on Friday, Matthews' birthday, he opened up about how grateful he is for his community and neighbors but quickly turned to criticizing the current administration.
Matthews emphasized that his taxes should be used for reasonable and just causes such as fixing bridges, maintaining national parks, raising the minimum wage, paying nurses, providing free university education, and offering healthcare. However, he condemned the Trump administration's misuse of tax dollars to fund unnecessary wars, kidnapping foreign leaders to exploit their natural resources, and threatening other countries under false pretenses.
The singer also directly addressed the ICE agent responsible for Good's murder, labeling them "masked thugs" who terrorize communities and rip families apart. Matthews expressed deep disappointment in the administration's attempt to downplay the severity of the incident, claiming that Good was ramming cars or attacking people, when there is no evidence to support such claims.
Matthews then unleashed his wrath on high-ranking officials within the Trump administration, labeling them "just deeply dishonest people" who are "cowardly and shameful." The musician closed out his video message by voicing a sentiment shared by other artists following Good's death: "These are dark times. Fuck ICE."
The musician's powerful words serve as a stark reminder of the need for accountability and justice in the face of systemic oppression and violence against marginalized communities.
The renowned musician took to his official social channels to express his outrage and disappointment with the Trump administration's handling of a tragic event in Minneapolis, where 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was brutally murdered by an ICE agent. In a lengthy video message posted on Friday, Matthews' birthday, he opened up about how grateful he is for his community and neighbors but quickly turned to criticizing the current administration.
Matthews emphasized that his taxes should be used for reasonable and just causes such as fixing bridges, maintaining national parks, raising the minimum wage, paying nurses, providing free university education, and offering healthcare. However, he condemned the Trump administration's misuse of tax dollars to fund unnecessary wars, kidnapping foreign leaders to exploit their natural resources, and threatening other countries under false pretenses.
The singer also directly addressed the ICE agent responsible for Good's murder, labeling them "masked thugs" who terrorize communities and rip families apart. Matthews expressed deep disappointment in the administration's attempt to downplay the severity of the incident, claiming that Good was ramming cars or attacking people, when there is no evidence to support such claims.
Matthews then unleashed his wrath on high-ranking officials within the Trump administration, labeling them "just deeply dishonest people" who are "cowardly and shameful." The musician closed out his video message by voicing a sentiment shared by other artists following Good's death: "These are dark times. Fuck ICE."
The musician's powerful words serve as a stark reminder of the need for accountability and justice in the face of systemic oppression and violence against marginalized communities.
Dave Matthews is speaking truth to power and I am HERE. FOR. IT! 
I mean, can you even believe that they're trying to downplay the severity of Renee Nicole Good's murder? Like, are they seriously expecting us to believe she was ramming cars or attacking people? That's just not true and we all know it!!! 
And what really gets my blood boiling is that they're using tax dollars to fund wars and kidnapping foreign leaders instead of actually fixing the problems in our own country. I mean, come on! We need to fix bridges, maintain national parks, raise the minimum wage... these are the things that should be getting our tax dollars, not some harebrained scheme to exploit other countries' resources!!! 
And then there's ICE... *shudder* Those masked thugs are just the worst and I'm so glad Dave is calling them out for what they are: cowards who are more interested in causing harm than actually keeping people safe. 
Let's keep fighting for justice and equality, folks!
oh man, can you even believe what's going on in this country?! it's like they're taking all the worst parts of humanity and amplifying them to new heights 
. i mean, 37 years old and she's already gone? Renee Nicole Good was a life cut short by some racist, xenophobic monster who just happened to be an ICE agent 
. and now Dave Matthews is calling out the Trump administration for using our tax dollars to fuel all sorts of nonsense 
i swear, it's like they're trying to turn this country into some kind of dystopian nightmare 
. anyway, I'm so grateful for musicians like Dave Matthews who are speaking truth to power and refusing to be silenced 
. we need more of that right now...
. And those masked thugs at ICE? they're not even heroes, they're just a bunch of bullies trying to terrorize innocent ppl 
. Dave's right, it's time for some real change & justice, no more playing dumb or blaming the victims 
.
i feel so bad for renee good's family though, the thought of her being killed by an ice agent is just heartbreaking 
and yeah tax dollars should def be used for more important things than fueling wars and hurting ppl 
i feel bad for that lady who got murdered by an ice agent... sounds so scary 
and i dont get why trump administration is trying to cover it up 
like why waste tax dollars on wars when u can fix bridges or something? 
also i think its super unfair that ic agents are allowed to just be all aggressive and stuff... like how r they even supposed to be enforcing the law if not using physical force? 
. I'm all for national security but come on, using tax dollars to fund wars that don't even make sense? 
it's like they think they can just do whatever they want and get away with it. Dave Matthews is totally right to speak out against this stuff, we need more voices like his who are willing to call out the system when it's being used to hurt people 
ICE should be ashamed of what they're doing, treating people like that is wrong on so many levels 
I don't think we can just ignore the fact that our taxes are being used in some pretty shady ways by the government 
It's all about priorities, and if they're going to waste money on wars and stuff like that then maybe they shouldn't be talking about fixing bridges or providing healthcare 
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and it's so sick that he's not afraid to call out the Trump admin for their messed up policies 
. Those ICE agents are literally terrorizing communities and ripping families apart, and it's disgusting how they're trying to downplay what really happened 
! Like, how can one person, even from a public figure, be so on point?! Dave Matthews is literally speaking my truth rn 
. I mean, those Trump admin folks are like, completely outta touch with reality... they're more worried about their oil companies and wars than actual human lives 
It's like, no wonder people are so mad right now... justice needs to be served ASAP