Country singer Maren Morris, 35, has unleashed a blistering attack onsupporters of President Donald Trumpin a TikTok video posted last Friday, labelling them 'bamboozled' for backing what she called a 'dementia-ridden, diaper-clad, cornball ex-TV host.' The Grammy winner, famed for hits likeThe BonesandMy Church, didn't hold back, capping her rant by mocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's 'f*****g alcoholic sideburns.'
Morris has long been the sharpest thorn in country music's conservative side. She first made waves in 2021 bycalling out transphobic comments from fellow artists, then escalated in 2023 by branding parts of the genre 'toxic' amid her own personal reckonings.
The latest TikTok clip from Morris, captioned 'sorry to empty the clip,' feels like the latest salvo in her career defined by refusing to play nice.
'I don't have forgiveness for the triple Trumpers or any of the Trumpers. You did vote for this,' she begins, voice dripping with disdain. Then comes the kicker: 'He is a dementia-ridden, diaper-clad, cornball, ex TV host... you voted for this and you got bamboozled.'
She piles on, slamming the outcome as 'literally the result of employing and voting for losers,' before turning to Hegseth – Trump's Fox News alum turned Defense Secretary, sworn in just over a year ago. 'Oh my God. Girl, his f*****g alcoholic sideburns. You're done.'
It's raw, it's reckless, and it's racking up views. Social media lit up, with some cheering her as a truth-teller – one Reddit thread hailed her as 'fabulous' – while others decried it as bitter celebrity whining.
Morris, who's backed Kamala Harris before and champions LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice, and gender equality, knows her audience. She's lost fans over this stuff, admits it costs her professionally, but doubles down anyway.Trump, of course, remains a favourite target; a White House memo last December insisted he's in 'excellent overall health,' but Morris isn't buying it.
Nashville loyalists might bristle – she's a 12-year Nashville resident who's shifted labels, ditched country radio, and sits out awards like the CMAs. Yet she insists country pulses through her veins.
Speaking toThe Guardianlast year about her albumDreamsicle, she pushed back on headlines claiming she'd fled the genre: 'I never said I'm leaving country music... It's in my bones.' No backpedalling on the toxicity charge, though; she told theLos Angeles Timesshe once wanted to 'burn it to the ground,' though it's imploding fine without her.
This outburst lands amid her most personal chapter yet. Morris came out as bisexual in June 2024 with a simple Instagram post: 'Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+, happy pride!'
Source: International Business Times UK
