Neil Young posted a scathing open letter to President Trump on his Neil Young Archives Times-Contrarian website
back in 1989. He wrote the song as a critique of former President George H. W. Bush's administration and his lack of care toward the poor in America.
"'Keep on Rockin' in the Free World' is not a song you can trot out at one of your rallies. Perhaps you could have been a bass player and played in a rock and roll band. That way you could be on stage at a rally every night in front of your fans, if you were any good, and you might be...," the formermember wrote. "Every time 'Keep on Rockin' in the Free World' or one of my songs is played at your rallies, I hope you hear my voice.
Young ended the letter by voicing his support of Sen. Bernie Sanders, whom he has favored as a Democratic presidential candidate since the congressman's initial run in 2016 despite his inability to vote during that election.
But as an American citizen whose first opportunity to vote is coming up in the 2020 election, Young has made his decision clear. "One of your opponents has the answers I like. He is aiming at preserving our children’s future directly. He is not popular with the democratic establishment because unlike all the other candidates, he is not pandering to the industries accelerating Earth’s Climate Disaster, the end of the world as we know it," he concluded.
Trump won't be pleased to hear one of his favorite musicians has it out for him, as he's attended multiple Young concerts over the years and even sat next to
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