Axl Rose Shreds Trump, Campaign For Playing Guns N’ Roses Music At Rallies: ‘Can U Say Sh*tbags?!’

Welcome to the pre-election jungle, Axl Rose.

Late Sunday, the Guns N’ Roses frontman went on a tear against President Donald Trump for playing the band’s music at his rallies. In a multi-part Tweetstorm, the rock icon went in on the president and his campaign.

“Just so ya know… GNR like a lot of artists opposed to the unauthorized use of their music at political events has formally requested r music not b used at Trump rallies or Trump associated events,” Rose wrote. He added, in a subsequent tweet, “Unfortunately the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues’ blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters’ consent. Can u say ‘shitbags?!'”

Rose represented that he was speaking for the whole band on the issue of the music at rallies. He went on to share his personal opinion of Trump.

“Having said that my personal position is that the Trump administration along w/the majority of Republicans in Congress n’ their donors that support him 4 their own agendas r doing r nation a disservice,” Rose wrote. He added, “We have an individual in the WH that will say n’ do anything w/no regard for truth, ethics, morals or empathy of any kind, who says what’s real is fake n’ what’s fake is real.”

Here’s the Tweetstorm in its entirety:

Just so ya know… GNR like a lot of artists opposed to the unauthorized use of their music at political events has formally requested r music not b used at Trump rallies or Trump associated events.

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

Unfortunately the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues’ blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters’ consent.

Can u say “shitbags?!”?

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

Personally I kinda liked the irony of Trump supporters listening to a bunch of anti Trump music at his rallies but I don’t imagine a lot of ‘em really get that or care.

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

As far as I’m concerned anyone can enjoy GNR 4 whatever reason n’ there’s truth 2 the saying “u can’t choose your fans” n’ we’re good w/that.

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

Having said that my personal position is that the Trump administration along w/the majority of Republicans in Congress n’ their donors that support him 4 their own agendas r doing r nation a disservice.

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

We have an individual in the WH that will say n’ do anything w/no regard for truth, ethics, morals or empathy of any kind, who says what’s real is fake n’ what’s fake is real.

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

We have an individual in the WH that will say n’ do anything w/no regard for truth, ethics, morals or empathy of any kind, who says what’s real is fake n’ what’s fake is real.

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

Who will stop at nothing 4 power feeding off the anger n’ resentment he sows 24/7 while constantly whining how whatever doesn’t go his way is unfair.

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

Most of us in America have never experienced anything this obscene at this level in r lifetimes n’ if we as a country don’t wake up n’ put an end 2 this nonsense now it’s something we definitely will all pay hard 4 as time goes on.

— Axl Rose (@axlrose) November 4, 2018

[featured photo via Getty]

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