{"id":2486719,"date":"2026-07-03T15:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2486719"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:51:12","slug":"devos-gerald-casale-scorches-donald-trump-in-just-do-it-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/devos-gerald-casale-scorches-donald-trump-in-just-do-it-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Devo&#8217;s Gerald Casale Scorches Donald Trump in &#8216;Just Do It!&#8217; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMore than 50 years since Gerald Casale co-founded <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/devo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_devo\" data-tag=\"devo\">Devo<\/a> with the belief that mankind is devolving at a rapid pace, he\u2019s commemorating America\u2019s 250th anniversary this July 4 with a video for his new solo song \u201cJust Do It!\u201d that takes on the ultimate symbol of our decay: Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEVO\u2019s Gerald V. Casale - \u201cJust Do It!\u201d (Official Music Video) ft. Die alten Maschinen\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tKHzXBroSaM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe animated video presents Trump as a dictator who leads an army of MAGA zombies, sucks money out of the country with a giant hose, smashes the Liberty Bell with a sledgehammer, watches the Statue of Liberty crumble, and runs over hordes of peaceful protestors in an ambulance. Things grow even more surreal when Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s face appears in the sun, spoofing the Teletubbies, and Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, and Steve Bannon take the place of Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, and Tinky-Winky. It ends with Trump and four of his MAGA zombies sinking into a red ocean alongside an ambulance labeled \u201cFreedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI had the idea for the lyrics and concept since Trump\u2019s first term in 2016,\u201d Casale tells <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cIt was obvious then he was an anti-democracy tyrant. Since his return in 2024, he has grown exponentially unhinged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tCasale co-wrote \u201cJust Do It!\u201d using instrumental tracks that Czech musician Moimir Papalescu of the group Die alten Maschinen provided to him. He reordered it between Devo concert dates in late 2025 with Devo\u2019s Josh Hager on guitar and keyboards, and Jeff Friedl on drums.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:1024px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-border-a-2\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((576\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-align-items-center\">\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHe couldn\u2019t resist dropping it on Independence Day. \u201cJuly 4th, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of the King of England,\u201d he says. \u201cSo America is now celebrating its freedom under the rule of a homegrown dictator. The irony was too sweet to pass up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe script for the video was written by Casale and his longtime friend Max Papeschi, an Italian satirical artist. \u201cHe created the artwork and character designs which were then animated by his collaborator Maurizio Temporin,\u201d says Casale. \u201cThey used Adobe Photoshop, motion-controlled animation, Adobe After Effects compositing, and selectively deployed minimal AI-enhanced tools for some specific transitions and 3D elements.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cJust Do It!\u201d is the first track that Casale is sharing from his upcoming full-length solo album, <em>Wetiko<\/em>. \u201cI won\u2019t bother you by elaborating on the heft of that title,\u201d he says, \u201cbut for anyone interested, please Google the word and it becomes crystal clear why I chose it as my album title, and title song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThere have been very mainstream Trump songs over the past decade, but this doesn\u2019t surprise Casale one bit. \u201cWe live in a world where facts don\u2019t matter and the electorate is resigned to being able to get their morning Frappuccinos on the way to their often gruesome jobs,\u201d he says. \u201cThe spirit of fighting for democracy is broken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWe were definitely canaries in a coal mine,\u201d he adds. \u201cBut what has happened here far surpasses our worst prognostications. <em>Idiocracy<\/em>, a more than 20-year-old dystopian, sci-fi movie that Devo should have made, is now a documentary.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Idiocracy (2006) Trailer | Luke Wilson | Dax Shepard\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6lai9QhBibk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHe has little hope for the future that things will eventually turn around and his grandkids will inherit a better world than this one. \u201cGiven the predictability of human nature I wager we will scratch our way back to square one eventually,\u201d he says. \u201cIf not, then there will be no grandkids living on Earth. Maybe they will be living in hell on Mars under Musk\u2019s private corporate world. At any rate, I can see that I will spend my last chapter trying to retain my memory of better times in the sweet spot window of the mid-century to late-century cultural\/creative explosion and opportunity. Now it\u2019s as Orwell predicted: the boot of tyranny stomping on the face of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThat doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s sitting back and waiting for everything to collapse. Over the past three years, Devo have dramatically upped their touring activity after being mostly inactive between 2015 and 2023. They just finished a U.S. tour, dates in England with the B-52s, and they\u2019re hitting the road with Billy Idol this summer before another run with the B-52s in the fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEVO at The Hard Rock, Wheatland, CA 4\/3\/2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KVGlI0FlZpA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIt\u2019s the most road work they\u2019ve done in a single year since the 1980s. \u201cIt was a case of \u2018now or never,\u201d says Casale. \u201cDevo are senior citizens now but we have remained relevant due to the conceptual\/philosophical foundations underpinning our body of work. Devo was never really about style. It was about ideas and substance. So we have become the \u2018New Wave Grateful Dead\u2019 as I like to joke about. Our live shows attract our original fans, their children, and their children\u2019s children. Our best work has withstood the test of time and it\u2019s heartening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThere are no firm plans for the future, but many things are under consideration. \u201cHopefully some plans will come to fruition,\u201d says Casale. \u201cThey include a groundbreaking video game with a live music component, a graphic novel based on a full-length feature-film concept where Devo goes through a wormhole in 1984 into an alternate universe, and a limited performance run of concerts with a symphony orchestra.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 50 years since Gerald Casale co-founded Devo with the belief that mankind is devolving at a rapid pace, he\u2019s commemorating America\u2019s 250th anniversary this July 4 with a video for his new solo song \u201cJust Do It!\u201d that takes on the ultimate symbol of our decay: Donald Trump. 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