Overview

• Young premiered the song with the Chrome Hearts at Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Wednesday night.
• Lyrics posted on Neil Young Archives denounce “fascists,” reject soldiers on city streets, and declare “There’s big crime in DC at the White House.”
• Young shared audio from the song’s soundcheck and published the complete lyrics on his archive site, while only partial fan video from the show has surfaced.
• Trump recently announced that the National Guard and federal law enforcement would assume policing duties in Washington, D.C., a move widely opposed by local critics.
• Coverage notes Trump’s claim of surging crime conflicts with reports that D.C. crime has been at multi-decade lows and that residents did not request the takeover.