Overview
- Young’s essay on his official site accuses President Trump of destabilizing cities and warns, in his view, of using martial law to cancel elections.
- He wrote that the United States is a “disaster” and urged citizens to “rise up, peacefully in millions.”
- The op-ed arrived days after an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, an incident that has fueled nationwide demonstrations.
- Young castigated ICE with “It’s ICE cold here in America” and claimed there was no ICE before Trump, a point outlets noted is not literally accurate.
- He reiterated cultural and economic pushback by urging removal of his music from Amazon and encouraging people to buy from local stores.