Dem Lawmaker Sparks Social Media Firestorm With 'cringe' Anti-trump Guitar Performance: 'talk About Tone-deaf'

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, garnered immoderate backlash from conservatives connected societal for a rendition of "Hey Joe," which was made celebrated by Jimi Hendrix and different artists successful nan '60s, which he retooled arsenic a disapproval of President Donald Trump. 

"I dislike to wounded your ears and everything, but I’m conscionable learning to play guitar," he said successful a video posted to X connected Wednesday, adding that he was inspired by Black Music Month to supply governmental commentary done song. 

He noted that he was "just learning to play guitar," past proceeded to singing an anti-Trump parody of nan famous song.

"Hey Trump, wherever you goin' pinch that weapon successful your hand?" Johnson sang. "I'm goin' down nan thoroughfare to sprout democracy. You cognize I wanna beryllium a king someday."

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GOP Rep. Hank Johnson  (Fox News Digital)

As of Friday afternoon, nan video had received complete 800 comments connected nan platform, astir of which were criticisms from conservatives.

"Talk astir Tone-Deaf messaging!" Media Research Center posted connected X. "Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson releases hilariously bad anti-Trump song, and you conscionable person to perceive this."

"This would make Jimi Hendrix advocator for a crushed warfare pinch Iran," Josh Holmes, co-host of nan Ruthless Podcast, posted connected X. 

"Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson sings an Anti-Trump opus connected his guitar astir Trump shooting down Democracy pinch a weapon to beryllium a king," blimpish influencer relationship LibsofTikTok posted connected X. "Yes, this is real…."

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American stone guitarist and vocalist Jimi Hendrix performs unrecorded connected shape playing a achromatic Fender Stratocaster guitar pinch nan Jimi Hendrix Experience astatine nan Royal Albert Hall successful London connected Feb. 24, 1969. (David Redfern/Redferns)

Another personification simply quipped, "I emotion nan internet."

"Heyyy Hank, Please tune that dang guitar if you can," different 1 wrote, straight pulling from nan lyrics of nan song. Hendrix astir notably played "Hey Joe" astatine nan notorious Woodstock Festival successful 1969. 

"Democrats are doing different 1 of their cringe sing-a-longs," Ben Petersen, National War Room Director of nan National Republican Congressional Committee, posted connected X. 

"This horribly sounding capacity is yet different discarded of our taxation dollars and impervious of nan uselessness of nan Democrat Party," blimpish influencer Paul A. Szypula posted connected X. 

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Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee oversight proceeding of nan Department of Justice connected Capitol Hill successful Washington connected Oct. 21, 2021. (Reuters)

"Ok. A fewer things. If you're going to do a opus for illustration this, it's champion to tune your guitar beforehand," Jeff Charles, news editor astatine Townhall, posted connected X. "Also, covering Jimi Hendrix erstwhile you don't cognize really to tune a guitar is cringe AF. The lyrics are thing I could person travel up pinch erstwhile I was 5 years old. I'm almost embarassed for him."

"Hank Johnson - Thinks Guam tin capsize… Also Hank Johnson - Thinks he tin play guitar," comedian Tim Young posted connected X. "He’s dumber than AOC.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to Johnson's agency for comment.

The video comes arsenic Democrats proceed to research pinch different societal media strategies during Trump's 2nd word and person consistently faced disapproval from conservatives for doing so, including earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and different House Democrats were lambasted online complete "choose your fighter" TikTok video.