White House Lashes Out at Natalie Maines After Vulgar Criticism

The White House saw Chicks' singer Natalie Maines insult and came back with one of its own. Now both parties are guilty of hitting send on a name-calling message.

What Did Natalie Maines Say?

Maines struck first. On Monday (May 18), she took to Instagram and called President Trump a "f---y s--t (rhymes with "muggly mutt").

"Our democracy is disappearing right before our eyes," she says. "This f---y s--t is using your gas money to pay the insurrectionists. But don't worry about it. I'm sure posting selfies will fix everything.

Maines' Instagram post was just her third one in 2026. Those came after a five year break that began when Joe Biden took office.

Response to Maines' comments was divided. White House officials came across the comments and offered a response on Wednesday.

White House Responds To Natalie Maines

Talking to Fox News, a White House spokesperson said, "Natalie Maines is a despicable nobody who clearly suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted her peanut-sized brain."

Older country fans no doubt recall what happened the last time Maines was overtly critical of a president. In 2003, she said that her band was ashamed the president (then George W. Bush) was from Texas. At the time, America was at war with Iraq and those comments were met with sharp rebuke from country music fans.

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The Chicks' (then the Dixie Chicks) music was banned on radio stations nationwide and while subsequent albums earned critical praise and even Grammys, they never regained that same mainstream attention.

This is the second time in two months that well-known singer / songwriter drew a response from the White House. Last month, Joni Mitchell criticized President Trump during a show in Canada.

Spokesman Davis Ingle responded with, “Who the hell is Joni Mitchell?”