Natalie Maines slams country radio over Trump support

Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines has slammed country radio stations in the U.S. for supporting Donald Trump.

The 41-year-old blasted those who supported the Republican presidential nominee after his controversial remarks on Tuesday (9Aug16), where he seemingly incited his supporters to shoot rival Hillary Clinton.

Repeating his contention that Clinton wanted to abolish the right to bear arms, Trump warned at a rally in North Carolina that it would be “a horrible day” if the Democratic presidential nominee were elected and got to appoint Supreme Court judges who favor stricter gun control measures..

"If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks,” he said, as the crowd in Wilmington began to boo. He quickly added: "Although the Second Amendment people - maybe there is, I don’t know."

Though the billionaire denied he was encouraging violence, Maines took to Twitter to blast those she called “hypocrites” who boycotted the Dixie Chicks following her comments criticizing President George W. Bush in 2003.

"I get banned for not liking Bush and now Trump can practically put a hit out on Hillary and he's all over country radio! Hypocrites!" she tweeted on Wednesday (10Aug16).

Maines made comments about the then-president's decision to invade Iraq during a concert in England in 2003, which landed her in big trouble back home.

She told the crowd, "We don't want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas".

The comments almost ended the trio's career after angry Bush supporters and patriots joined forces to boycott the band and stage CD-burning parties. The fall-out affected the band's sales, radio play and business deals.

The band have since bounced back from the backlash, but Maines is determined to keep being critical of the controversial Republican presidential nominee. Her post on Wednesday was retweeted nearly 17,000 times.

The band hit the headlines back in June (16), after beaming an image of Trump with doodles of a mustache, goatee and devil horns on his head during their concert in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Grammy winners performed their hit song Goodbye Earl, which chronicles the tale of a group of women who murder a wife beater, and images of abusive men throughout history were beamed onto a large screen behind the singers, including the image of Trump.

Earlier this year (16), Maines expressed her dislike for the real-estate mogul-turned politician, tweeting, "As long as Donald Trump's decisions for America are as solid as his decision about his hair, we're in good shape."

08/14/2016 17:57

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