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All things considered, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has quite a bit on her plate. After all, the South Dakota Republican leads a Cabinet agency that includes everything from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to the Secret Service.<\/p>\n
Noem nevertheless found some time to condemn country music star Zach Bryan for writing a song warning that ICE \u201cis going to come bust down your door.\u201d The New York Times reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n Noem had called Bryan\u2019s song \u2018completely disrespectful,\u2019 and in pointed remarks aimed at him said she was \u2018very happy that I never once gave you a single penny to enrich your lifestyle.\u2019 … Asked on Tuesday by the right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson what she thought of Bryan\u2019s lyrics, Noem replied that the song disrespected not only law enforcement officials but also \u2018every single individual that has ever stood up and fought for our freedoms.\u2019 The song, Noem said, \u2018attacks individuals who are just trying to make our streets safe.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cZach, I didn\u2019t listen to your music,\u201d the DHS secretary added. \u201cI\u2019m happy about that today.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House added to the offensive, issuing a statement accusing the musician of wanting to \u201cOpen The Gates to criminal illegal aliens,\u201d referring to a different song.<\/p>\n For his part, Bryan, a Navy veteran, said that his lyrics to the song, which has not yet been released in its entirety, had been \u201cmisconstrued.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Presumably, the controversy (such as it is) will soon fade, but the story caught my attention for a straightforward reason: When the federal government, including the White House, starts leaning on artists over song lyrics, there\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n Indeed, the scope of the problem is increasingly unsettling. Team Trump wants comedians like Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> to tell jokes more in line with the White House\u2019s wishes. Team Trump wants the NFL<\/a> to schedule Super Bowl halftime entertainment more in line with the White House\u2019s wishes. Team Trump wants sports leagues in general to choose team names<\/a> more in line with the White House\u2019s wishes.<\/p>\n Team Trump wants talk shows like \u201cThe View\u201d<\/a> to host conversations more in line with the White House\u2019s wishes. Team Trump wants cartoons like \u201cSouth Park<\/a>\u201d and sketch-comedy shows like \u201cSaturday Night Live<\/a>\u201d to entertain in ways more in line with the White House\u2019s wishes. Team Trump wants cultural institutions such as the Kennedy Center to host productions<\/a> more in line with the White House\u2019s wishes.<\/p>\n And Team Trump wants musicians to write lyrics more in line with the White House\u2019s wishes.<\/p>\n In countries confronted with authoritarian movements, there\u2019s always a push among those in positions of political power to steer the culture. It\u2019s hard not to notice the degree to which it\u2019s currently happening in the United States, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.msnbc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All things considered, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has quite a bit on her plate. 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