Former President Donald Trump has spoken out in the defense of Jason Aldean and his controversial track, “Try That in a Small Town,” calling it a “great new song.”
Country star Aldean, 46, caused a stir when he released the music video for his track on Saturday. The song compares city life and small-town lifestyles, and includes the lyrics that if somebody “cross[es] that line,” to “cuss out a cop, spit in his face” or “stomp on the flag and light it up,” to “try that in a small town.”
The lyrics continue: “See how far ya make it down the road/Around here, we take care of our own/You cross that line, it won’t take long/ For you to find out, I recommend you don’t/Try that in a small town.”
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Aldean also sings about a gun that his grandfather gave to him, adding that he doesn’t want to give it up. “They say one day they’re gonna round up/Well, that s*** might fly in the city, good luck,” he sings on the track.
While it was recently announced that the track has hit number one on the U.S. iTunes chart, Country Music TV (CMT) pulled its music video from the channel.
Amid ensuing debate about the song, Trump weighed in with his thoughts in a post on his Truth Social platform.
“Jason Aldean is a fantastic guy who just came out with a great new song,” the real estate mogul wrote. “Support Jason all the way. MAGA!!!”
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