Musician Ariel Pink clarified his show of support for President Trump in Washington, DC on Wednesday, the same day that protesters stormed the United States Capitol building, resulting in unrest and at least five deaths.
Social media users began criticizing Pink, 42, after a photo appeared on Instagram that appeared to show him and musician John Maus along with filmmaker Alex Lee Moyer at a hotel in the city.
Pink, an indie artist, responded to the conversation by claiming he was actually in Washington, DC, but instead of going to the Capitol building, he stayed on the White House lawn.
“I was in DC to peacefully show my support for the president. I attended the rally on the lawn of the White House and went back to the hotel and took a nap. Case closed,” he replied to one of his followers.
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Musician Ariel Pink clarified his presence in Washington DC on Wednesday to support President Trump after receiving online reactions.
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When the same follower accused Pink of “putting other people at risk for being in such a massive meeting” amid the coronavirus pandemic, the musician said the participants “deserve what comes to them”.
“They took the risk knowing very well what could happen. Weren’t the BLM protests over the past 6 months informed about the pandemic?” Pink replied.
While fans claimed to have photographic and video evidence of Moyer’s now private Instagram account in the Capitol building, Pink continued: “Proof that I broke into the congress. Yes, I don’t see it. You are suggesting that the congress building have a bed and breakfast, somehow we got access “?
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Meanwhile, in an e-mailed statement to Pitchfork, Moyer said he met with musicians in the city to discuss a project unrelated to Wednesday’s events. She then “felt compelled to record what was going on” in Washington, DC, as events unfolded.
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A look at Pink’s Twitter account shows that he has been talking about his support for Trump. On Thursday, the artist tweeted, “vote for Trump”. He also previously shared his position on Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
Congress certified the Electoral College vote that gave Democrat Joe Biden his presidential victory on Thursday.
Regarding Biden’s imminent presidency, Pink said he came to “a sober perception that this is probably the worst case scenario”.