The White House<\/a> is hitting back after John Mellencamp took direct shots at President Donald Trump’s Gulf of America.<\/p>\n Mellencamp paused his Saturday night show Holmdel, N.J. to mock Trump’s executive order to rename the “Gulf of Mexico<\/a>” to “Gulf of America.”<\/p>\n On Monday, Davis Ingle, WH Spokesman, shared a statement with Fox News Digital. “Nobody in their right mind cares what out-of-touch, woke Hollywood celebrities have to say,” Ingle said.<\/p>\n John Mellencamp blasted President Donald Trump’s Gulf of America name change during a recent show.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n As part of his “Dancing Words” Tour, Mellencamp was singing the first few verses of his hit “Pink Houses,” before he addressed the crowd directly.<\/p>\n White House Fires Back After Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen Take Trump Swipes Amid Colbert’s Farewell Week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “Well, there’s people and more people\/ What do they know, know, know?\/ Go to work in some high rise\/ And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico,” the rock icon sang before adding, “Wait a minute,” according to USA Today.<\/a><\/p>\n Read On The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n While Mellencamp’s band kept playing, the musician said sarcastically, “The Gulf of Mexico? Is that right? It’s not the Gulf of America? What a stupid f\u2013—-g idea.”<\/p>\n Like What You’re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n President Donald Trump held a “Gulf of America” hat on the South Lawn of the White House in April 2025.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n Mellencamp then picked right back up and finished performing “Pink Houses.”<\/p>\n Released in 1983, Mellencamp’s “Pink Houses” became one of his signature hits, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Mellencamp called the decision to change the name “a stupid f—–g idea.”<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n While many listeners initially embraced it as a patriotic anthem, Mellencamp has said the song is actually a sharp commentary on the American dream, exploring themes of class, inequality and the gap between ideals and reality.<\/p>\n The song was inspired by Mellencamp spotting a man sitting outside a small pink house along an Indiana highway, an image that sparked the iconic chorus, “Ain’t that America.”<\/p>\n Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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