Tenacious D band member Kyle Gass deleted his apology for encouraging a possible second assassination attempt against President Donald Trump by wishing “don’t miss Trump next time.”
Tenacious D at “Rock am Ring” in 2016 : Thomas Jacob “Jack” Black (right) and Kyle Richard Gass. Photo Credit: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
During a Tenacious D show in Sydney Australia as part of the band’s Spicy Meatball Tour, the band celebrated Gass’ birthday with Jack Black singing “Happy Birthday” and a birthday cake being delivered by a man in a robot costume.”
Black then informs Gass to make a wish. Gass then states, “Don’t miss Trump next time.” Much of the crowd begins laughing and chuckling. The video concludes with Black saying, “Thank you.”
Tenacious D “Don’t miss miss Trump next time”
These people are sick and want you dead pic.twitter.com/3qaVioquGu
— 🌴 Josh Lekach 🌴 (@JoshLekach) July 15, 2024
Another angle of the performance shows Black laughing after Gass’ comments.
Pure evil. Leave Australia IMMEDIATELY pic.twitter.com/pnTtnMDQbN
— Clown Down Under 🤡 (@clowndownunder) July 16, 2024
Gass’ comments came in the wake of an assassination attempt against President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The assassin’s bullet failed to kill President Trump, but pierced his ear. While he failed to assassinate President Trump, he did murder Corey Comperatore, who used his body to shield his wife and daughter who were at the rally with him.
The assassin also wounded David Dutch and James Copenhaver according to Pennsylvania State Police.
This video makes me furious. UNHUMANS did this!! pic.twitter.com/Io799XbNdn
— Tanya Tay Posobiec ☦️ (@realTanyaTay) July 13, 2024
Gass apologized for his comments in a post to Instagram on July 16th. He wrote, “The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake. I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologize to those I’ve let down and truly regret any pain I’ve caused.”
Kyle Gass on Instagram
The apology has since been deleted from his Instagram account. There are two recent posts from July 18th and July 19th. However, the next public post is from May 31st. The post with the apology is no longer on his page.
Kyle Gass on Instagram
It’s unclear why Gass deleted the apology. However, the sincerity of the apology was immediately questioned. X user RobProvince speculated the apology was an attempt to prevent the tour from being cancelled.
He wrote, “Let me explain to people who have never worked a concert venue before…. After Jack Black & his band Tenacious D celebrated the near assassination of Trump on Saturday they got about 10,000 calls and texts from all the concert venues they’d booked canceling their reservations. You see these places have to carry insurance to cover any mass casualty event. Some places it’s literally the law they have to have a certain level of coverage.”
Let me explain to people who have never worked a concert venue before….
After Jack Black & his band Tenacious D celebrated the near assassination of Trump on Saturday they got about 10,000 calls and texts from all the concert venues they’d booked canceling their reservations.… pic.twitter.com/5FPaGezgK1
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) July 16, 2024
“That insurance is very very expensive as you can imagine as you can be talking about 1000’s of people and potential liability,” he continued. “Insurance companies will even ask you to take out additional insurance for a specific event over and above the base insurance the venue carries.”
That insurance is very very expensive as you can imagine as you can be talking about 1000’s of people and potential liability. Insurance companies will even ask you to take out additional insurance for a specific event over and above the base insurance the venue carries
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) July 16, 2024
Next, he questioned, “So what do you think happened the second Jack Black and Company said this? Threat levels went off the charts. Phone calls to the concert venues, texts, emails, social media posts. All hell broke lose and there was no way in f*** these venues could afford the level of security these insurers were now wanting or could afford the new insurance bill they were going to be asked to pay.”
“So no… Jack Blacks heart didn’t magically grow 3 sizes that day. He didn’t have any self reflection. He didn’t suddenly have a moral compass. He got his tour cancelled. He lost money. Won’t be getting on stage high on the good weed and shrooms and jamming with his buddies for millions of dollars and fans fanning his ago. He will fly back from Australia and sit in his mansion getting high feeling incredibly put upon to have to pretend to have morals,” he concluded.
So no… Jack Blacks heart didn’t magically grow 3 sizes that day. He didn’t have any self reflection. He didn’t suddenly have a moral compass.
He got his tour cancelled. He lost money. Won’t be getting on stage high on the good weed and shrooms and jamming with his buddies for…
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) July 16, 2024
What do you make of Kyle Gass deleting his apology?
