When President Donald Trump isn’t busy trumpeting his accomplishments or decrying his critics as #fakenews on Twitter, he’s apparently spending his time responding to Snoop Dogg’s latest video.
Following the release of the video for the remix BADBADNOTGOOD’s “Lavender,” Trump sent out a Tweet responding and mentioning the D O Double G, even @-ing him and attacking his “failing career.”
Co-director of the video Jesse Wellens tweeted at Trump before the president commented on the video, and then again after the controversy erupted.
Speaking with Billboard in an article that was published on March 12, Wellens said the nation’s current political climate inspired the video.
“I just had been seeing this go on in the world politically, and I actually was a cop for six years in the military, so I can kind of see it from the cop’s point of view too,” Wellens said. “When I originally wrote the idea of the video, the video of [Philando Castile] getting shot came out online and it was causing riots. We just kind of wanted to bring the clowns out, because it’s clownery — it’s ridiculous what’s happening. As America, it just doesn’t seem like we’re very respected right now.”
Hitting YouTube, Wellens pinned a comment on the video, which currently sits at over 3 million views.
“Oh my god. People are so triggered. This is a short about clowns. Its a whole other universe. If you pay attention when you watch it you might understand. Here is a hint ‘Context” Tell me what you think the message is?”
In the same feature article from Billboard, Snoop Dogg called the video right on point.
“The whole world is clownin’ around, and [Jesse’s] concept is so right on point with the art direction and the reality, because if you really look at some of these motherfuckers, they are clowns,” Snoop said.
“When I be putting shit out, I don’t ever expect or look for a reaction,” he added. “I just put it out because I feel like it’s something that’s missing. Any time I drop something, I’m trying to fill in a void,” he says. “I feel like it’s a lot of people making cool records, having fun, partying, but nobody’s dealing with the real issue with this fucking clown as president, and the shit that we dealing with out here, so I wanted to take time out to push pause on a party record and make one of these records for the time being.”
“It’s just a prank bro” isn’t gonna work here. Killing the POTUS is a serious felony. Some idiot could get the wrong idea and actually go through with it. They won’t be laughing when they’re behind bars with Killary Klinton. Yes, we’re triggered, but for a very good reason, not like these SJW crybabies.
You are so lame. go cry in your safe place, snow flake. Freedom of speech bitch
You have been cooped by G. Sorros & Globalists, for #Agenda21. #Traitor much? #sheep # mass mind control #idiot
hate speech and encouraging violence aren’t protected under freedom of speech
Oh but saying “love trumps hate” and then smashing out starbucks windows and bank windows and lighting trash cans on fite should be absolutely allowed? Mother fuckers started doing that shit on my street i got the ar-15 and a few hundred rubber bullets ready
Both the hip hop community and the far left are quick to hide behind freedom of speech, while acting and threatening others with violence in order to impede free speech for others. Hypocrite c*nts.
How’s that “Lock Her Up” thing going, btw?
Damn.. looks like Trump already grabbed this guy by the pussy
Theres a difference between a joke and making a statement dipshit…
Democrats support “safe spaces” not the Republican majority who voted for Trump.
How are they the majority if 3 million more people voted democrat?!?
Because those were all illegal minorities. Boom, roasted.
No evidence. # alternativefacts
This clickbait clown director and these celebrity maggots are doing everything they can to conjure a presidential assassination and if they get it people like Snoop will be hunted down with nowhere to run and hide.
Theres literally thousands of patriots in special forces that are ready for this.
youre a jackasss my oh my
Man you Trump supporters are the biggest cucks and morons.
Btw your 1000’s of patriots are unemployed white guys in the woods waiting for the world to end. We’ve been hearing this same
Nonsense since waco, take the tinfoil off.
Mediocre white people with an opinion think what they say is gospel or something. You guys are so easily triggered lmao.
Snoop got played point blank… if the director was so big on pranking the punk ass prez by making a statement video then HE should have been the one holding the burner!!
Don’t fall for the banana in the tailpipe form of activism / protest / speaking out. If you have something to say then say it, but don’t let someone else put together statements or define your stance on anything.
fvcktrump
Snoop….the song is terrible. I know guys who freestyle way better than this trash. Seriously. You can’t hit play on this song and really say it’s hot. Stop lying.