Trump Blasted For Playing Live And Let Die During Speech

The US has surpassed 160,000 coronavirus deaths under Trump’s watch.
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Whoever was behind the music at President Donald Trump’s appearance at an Ohio washing machine factory on Thursday might want to rethink the playlist.

The Guns N’ Roses’ cover of Paul McCartney and Wings’ Live and Let Die blared on the loudspeaker before the president’s speech at a Whirlpool plant in Clyde, Ohio.

The White House is playing "Live and Let Die" before Trump's arrival at a thinly disguised campaign event in Ohio that the state's governor cannot attend because he just came down with Covid-19, the disease that killed over 1,400 Americans yesterday. pic.twitter.com/AGumBfSFb8

— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) August 6, 2020

The Intercept’s Robert Mackey posted video of the tasteless moment, noting that Ohio governor Mike DeWine could not attend because he had tested positive for Covid-19, “the disease that killed over 1,400 Americans yesterday.” A second test later showed DeWine negative.

The US has surpassed 160,000 coronavirus deaths under Trump’s watch and the toll is projected to reach nearly 300,000 by December.

The same song played during Trump’s visit to a Honeywell factory that makes face masks in May.

Twitter was aghast at the offensive encore, which was perhaps made worse by Trump’s callous “It is what it is” comment about the death toll in an HBO interview broadcast this week.

“They’ll soon be playing Queen’s ‘Another one bites the dust,’ one person sniped on Twitter.

They’ll soon be playing Queen’s “Another one bites the dust”

— Anraí MacUalghairg (@AinriM) August 7, 2020

When you think it can't get any worse........unbelievable.

— Jeanne Rankin (@JRankin04231800) August 7, 2020

Yep. I guess this goes under the "it is what it is" campaign strategy. 🤬

— Longmont Area Dems (@LongmontDems) August 7, 2020

Someone has a very dark sense of humor.

— Holly Kurzman (@HollyKurzman) August 7, 2020

Creepy AF.

— Just Kidding Jeez (@justkiddingjeez) August 7, 2020

If he is gonna play a McCartney song, it should be ‘Back in the USSR’.

— Dave (楚帒緯) (@DaveTrouba) August 7, 2020
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