American singer mocks Trump at concert - White House fires back

John Mellencamp, an American rock singer, mocked Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' during a performance in New Jersey. The White House responded sharply: 'Out-of-touch Hollywood celebrities.'

John Mellencamp, a well-known American rock singer, stopped his performance in New Jersey last weekend to mock Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'. During a rendition of his hit 'Pink Houses', he altered the lyrics and told the audience: 'Gulf of Mexico? Is that right? What a stupid damn idea.' The White House quickly responded: White House spokesman Davis Ingle issued a statement to Fox News Digital saying 'No one with any common sense cares what out-of-touch Hollywood celebrities have to say.' The article notes that Google previously announced the name change on its maps in the US only, as part of a series of Trump executive orders, including renaming Mount Denali to Mount McKinley. The coverage is largely neutral, but presents the event as a clash between pop culture and the administration.