‘Unbelievably Dark Dark Times’: Moby Speaks Out Against Trump’s Administration
Not for the first time, Moby is swinging out with frustration at Donald Trump’s administration.
“The U.S. is being run into the ground by a staggeringly incompetent and corrupt administration,” the veteran electronic music artist writes in a social post. “Unbelievably dark dark times.”
Moby expands further with a video, in which he reminds the world outside of the United States that he and many others are as confused as they are.
“So a lot of my friends who live outside the United States keep asking me, ‘what the hell is going on in the United States? And the truth is, we don’t know,” he explains. “The United States is being run by the most corrupt, evil, incompetent administration. And nobody knows what’s going on. It’s dark dark times in the U.S.”
Moby’s voice is part of a growing chorus of artists who’ve used their platforms to criticize Trump and MAGA, a list that includes Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Eminem and Billie Eilish.
Earlier this year, Moby posted a statement to social media offering advice on how people can respond following the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis. “The question is not whether we should be outraged and horrified at what’s happening in the United States,” Moby says in the clip, posted Jan. 26, “but rather what are we going to do about it.”
The artist activist also outlined a solution, telling people to protest as it’s a “constitutionally established right and it’s a right that Trump and his administration are trying to take away from us.”
Ultimately, he insisted, get out and vote, “not just in the upcoming midterms, although that’s very important, but in all of the special elections that happen throughout the year.” He also advises to “stop supporting the scumbag corporations who support Trump and ICE. We all know who they are. Boycott them.”
His latest comments come as the U.S. justice department announces an almost $1.8bn fund to compensate allies of Trump who allege they were unfairly investigated, and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, forcing up gas prices worldwide, after the U.S. and Israel launched military campaigns against Iran in late February, without U.S. Congressional approval.
A career independent recording artist, Moby has landed 10 titles on the Billboard 200, plus two Billboard Hot 100 hits, and countless syncs. Not bad. On the other side of the Atlantic, however, he’s recognized as one of the leaders of his generation. In the United Kingdom, he boasts two No. 1 albums (1999’s Play and 2002’s 18), and 18 top 40 appearances on the national singles chart, and he has twice been nominated for best international male act at the BRIT Awards.
