<p>Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump defended country music star Jason Aldean on Wednesday amid backlash against his latest hit song.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-aldean-responds-to-backlash-over-new-music-video-that-slams-leftist-policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">46-year-old</a> singer’s &#8220;Try That In A Small Town&#8221; song hit the airwaves in May, but it wasn’t until he released a video for it on July 14 that the song started generating headlines claiming it was “racist,” “pro-lynching,” and more. Following the backlash, Country Music Television (CMT) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cmt-yanks-jason-aldeans-anti-riot-music-video-from-airwaves-amid-claims-its-pro-lynching" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulled</a> the singer’s music video and has yet to explain why. Aldean has hit back against the criticism, calling it “meritless” and “dangerous.”</p>
<p>&#8220;When the media attacks you, you’re doing something right,&#8221; the Florida governor wrote on Twitter. &#8220;@Jason_Aldean has nothing to apologize for.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">When the media attacks you, you’re doing something right. <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason_Aldean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jason_Aldean</a> has nothing to apologize for. <a href="https://t.co/oEhCFS4CGM">https://t.co/oEhCFS4CGM</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis/status/1681798647946571776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>About six hours later, the former president also released a short statement on social media, writing, &#8220;Jason Aldean is a fantastic guy who just came out with a great new song. Support Jason all the way. MAGA!!!&#8221;</p>
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<p>&mdash; Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonMillerinDC/status/1681900045761691649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>After the song was pulled and Aldean’s response, the ballad ended up shooting to the top of the all-genre chart, knocking out current chart toppers like Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” and Luke Combs’ remake of the Tracy Chapman song “Fast Car.”</p>
<p>The song also jumped from the 11th spot to number one by Tuesday night on the iTunes Country Top 40 chart.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, the country star hit back at the criticism and released a lengthy statement on Twitter, slamming the idea the song is anything but a cry for Americans to come back together.</p>
<p>“In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests,” Aldean <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason_Aldean/status/1681382697875144717">tweeted</a>. “These references are not only meritless, but dangerous.”</p>
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<p>&#8220;There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it — and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage — and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music — this one goes too far,&#8221; he said. &#8220;As so many pointed out, I was present at Route 91 — where so many lost their lives — and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy. NO ONE, including me, wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Try That In A Small Town, for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences. My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from, and I know that a lot of us in this Country don’t agree on how we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night. But the desire for it to — that’s what this song is about.&#8221;</p>

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