I'll bet you didn't see this fight coming: Steve Mnuchin vs. Axl Rose

[kpete]

AXL ROSE: It’s official! Whatever anyone may have previously thought of Steve Mnuchin he’s officially an asshole.

STEVE MNUCHIN: What have you done for the country lately?

AXL ROSE: My bad I didn’t get we’re hoping 2 emulate Liberia’s economic model but on the real unlike this admin I’m not responsible for 70k+ deaths n’ unlike u I don’t hold a fed gov position of responsibility 2 the American people n’ go on TV tellin them 2 travel the US during a pandemic.

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[Mike 03]

1. Reading Axl's Tweets...

Damn, I had no idea he'd become political. Didn't exactly see this coming in the 90s.

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And look here, quoting a Harvard law professor:

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What's interesting is that Axl didn't tag Mnuchin in the original tweet, yet Mnuchin not only learned of the tweet but responded to it.

[NewJeffCT]

4. I was surprised as well - he was a big Hillary supporter in 2016

so, I look back more fondly at GnR music these days.

[cbdo2007]

8. He's been a Dem for a long time but especially the Chinese Democracy album

was pretty political.

Love me some GnR!

[AtheistCrusader]

16. A lot of artists are. Ian Anderson, Frank Zappa, Peter Garrett, Dolly Parton, etc.

[KayF]

2. it was only a matter of time

i've been saying it all along

[NewJeffCT]

3. Mnuchin had to delete his original response

He put the same text in response, but used the Liberian Flag emoji instead of the US flag.

[OhNo-Really]

5. Guessing a skinny suit volunteer ghost writes for puchin

[FakeNoose]

6. Yep, or maybe the Russian trolls are doing it

... either way, it makes Mnuchin look mighty stupid.

[NewJeffCT]

7. I bet the volunteer or intern was the one that spotted it

I'm in my 50s and emojis often give me difficulty on my phone - he maybe have scrolled down to "flags" and picked Liberia because it looked like the American flag to his 57 year old eyes, and then a sharper eyed 20-something noticed it and said it to him.

[subana]

9. haha, you're right!

I never saw this one coming! But it makes me hopeful that someone like Rose is becoming political!! Of course when your own life is in danger, you look at a lot of things differently.

[forgotmylogin]

13. My favorite response...

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Brendan Nyhan
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@BrendanNyhan
Axl Rose owning the Treasury Secretary on Twitter was not on my 2020 bingo card

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

10. Guns 'n Roses

I would love to see them if they ever got back together again.

[CaptYossarian]

11. Obviously, this traces back to the use of Live and Let Die.

Was there anything from Sir Paul's residence?

(I thought the musical selection was made by disgruntled employees. This admin is mega-stupid.)

[DIVINEprividence]

12. 3 cheers for Liberia

I have never been a big fan of Axl, more of a Kurt Cobain guy myself but this was epic and now I am a huge fan. Serving up some Guns and Roses now on my stereo system really loud. No MP3 nonsense here. Vinyl with a diamond needle and tube pre amps. Welcome to the jungle Trump!

[calimary]

14. Welcome to DU, DIVINEprividence.

Odd, isn't it? I've never been a big fan of his, either, but I DEFINITELY DO like this. Maybe it's the old "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing.

[IronLionZion]

15. Time for America to drop 49 states

decide which one state can stay with Trump and Mnuchin. My guess would be Florida

[Bluepinky]

17. I've become a Guns 'n Roses fan.

There were quite a few political overtones during some of their performances in the ‘80s. The lyrics of the song “Civil War” talk about the poor dying in wars to benefit the wealthy. At the end of that recorded song, you can hear Axl say “What’s so civil about war anyway?”