Overview
- Nugent made the comments in a Jan. 1 episode of his Let's Talk Music/Spirit Campfire series posted to YouTube.
- He called Jack White and Eminem "total idiots" following their Detroit Lions Thanksgiving halftime appearance and alleged, without evidence, that they oppose border security and support men competing in women’s sports.
- He targeted Tom Morello with the line "You are the machine" and invited the guitarist onto his show to defend his views.
- He disparaged Green Day's intelligence even as he praised their live prowess, and he offered backhanded compliments on White’s performance.
- He contrasted those attacks by praising Yungblud as "the Real McCoy," and outlets report no notable responses or fallout from the named artists as of Jan. 7.