{"id":162662,"date":"2025-08-21T02:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/162662\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T02:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:27:09","slug":"jack-white-responds-to-white-house-calling-him-a-has-been-loser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/162662\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack White responds to White House calling him a &#8216;has-been loser&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>A representative for the White House called Jack White a &#8220;washed-up, has-been loser&#8221; after he criticized the Oval Office&#8217;s decor.<\/li>\n<li>White responded by saying he believes President Trump is &#8220;masquerading as a human being.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>White also opined that Trump is &#8220;masquerading as a Christian, as a leader, as a person with actual empathy.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jack-white\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack White<\/a> has strong words for the Trump administration.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The former White Stripes frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNlgdH_px9h\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">posted a lengthy statement in an Instagram<\/a> gallery condemning <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s policies and past on Wednesday. The post came in response to White House communications director Steven Cheung calling him a &#8220;washed-up, has-been loser&#8221; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/rocker-jack-white-shames-trumps-vulgar-white-house-after-ukraine-meeting\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> to The Daily Beast following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNhOg0nNGCR\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">White&#8217;s shorter criticism<\/a> of the president on Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n<p> Jack White at &#8216;SNL50: The Homecoming Concert&#8217; in New York City on Feb. 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0John Nacion\/Variety via Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Here&#8217;s my opinion, trump is masquerading as a human being,&#8221; the &#8220;Icky Thump&#8221; musician wrote. &#8220;He&#8217;s masquerading as a christian, as a leader, as a person with actual empathy. He&#8217;s been masquerading as a businessman for decades as nothing he&#8217;s involved in has prospered except by using other people&#8217;s money to find loophole after loophole and grift after grift.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Entertainment Weekly has reached out to the White House for further comment.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> White previously called out the Oval Office&#8217;s new gold decor, which was prominently visible during Trump&#8217;s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Look at how disgusting trump has transformed the historic White House,&#8221; the singer wrote on Instagram Tuesday. &#8220;It&#8217;s now a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler&#8217;s dressing room. Can&#8217;t wait for the UFC match on the front lawn too, he&#8217;s almost fully achieved the movie &#8216;Idiocracy&#8217;.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Cheung responded on the White House&#8217;s behalf in a comment to The Daily Beast.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Jack White is a washed up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media because he clearly has ample time on his hands due to his stalled career,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s apparent he&#8217;s been masquerading as a real artist, because he fails to appreciate, and quite frankly disrespects, the splendor and significance of the Oval Office inside of &#8216;The People\u2019s House.'&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In Wednesday&#8217;s post, White responded to specific jabs from Cheung. &#8220;&#8216;Masquerading as a real artist&#8217;? Thank you for giving me my tombstone engraving!&#8221; the musician wrote. &#8220;I have &#8216;ample time on (my) hands&#8217;? That orange grifter has spent more tax payer money cheating at golf than helping ANYONE in the country. Improve. Anything.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p> Jack White in New York City on Aug. 20, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>MediaPunch\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> This is far from the first time that White has criticized the president. The musician <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jack-white-threatens-to-sue-trump-campaign-over-white-stripes-song-use-8704381\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously threatened Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign<\/a> for using the White Stripes&#8217; &#8220;Seven Nation Army&#8221; in a video.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Don&#8217;t even think about using my music you fascists,&#8221; he wrote on Instagram at the time. &#8220;Law suit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others.)&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> White also <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/music\/jack-white-slams-mark-wahlberg-mel-gibson-donald-trump-photos\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called out celebrities<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mark-wahlberg\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Wahlberg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joe-rogan\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Rogan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mel-gibson\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mel Gibson<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/guy-fieri\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guy Fieri<\/a> for their participation in a 2023 meet-and-greet with Trump. &#8220;Anybody who &#8216;normalizes&#8217; or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of s&#8212; Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book,&#8221; he opined on social media at the time.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Want more movie news? Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ewk-movie-opt-in\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly&#8217;s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ewk-movie-opt-in\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> free newsletter<\/a> to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> On Wednesday, White expressed his amusement at the fact that his Oval Office criticism marked the first time that the White House responded to his remarks despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMX7AFcO_Yr\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">numerous<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4_oACcrXOd\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">other<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClMlNxWhtsM\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">posts<\/a> criticizing the president, including incidents when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKiPq0KpEdY\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called Trump a &#8220;Nazi,&#8221;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCCoN6ipAdw\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a &#8220;racist,&#8221;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DA9bWk7TmTs\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a &#8220;fascist.&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t me calling out any of that, it was the f&#8212;ing DECOR OF THE OVAL OFFICE remarks I made that got them to respond with insults,&#8221; White wrote. &#8220;How petty and pathetic and thin skinned could this administration get?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A representative for the White House called Jack White a &#8220;washed-up, has-been loser&#8221; after he criticized the Oval&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":162663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[185,171,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-162662","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115064396397428797","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}