White House responds to Mellencamp mocking the Gulf of America rename
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Key Points:
- John Mellencamp mocked President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" during a concert in Holmdel, New Jersey, calling it a "stupid" idea.
- The White House responded through spokesman Davis Ingle, dismissing Mellencamp and other Hollywood celebrities as "out-of-touch" and saying "nobody in their right mind cares" about their opinions.
- Mellencamp made the remarks while performing his 1983 hit "Pink Houses," a song that critiques the American dream and social inequality despite its initial patriotic reception.
- The incident is part of a broader pattern of the White House pushing back against celebrity criticism of President Trump.
