After he used their song in a video, The White Stripes are getting revenge with an 'Icky Trump' shirt
Put Jack White in the Never Trump camp.
The Republican nominee used The White Stripes song "Seven Nation Army" in a campaign video, infuriating White, the former frontman of the band. The band officially broke up in 2011, but on Facebook Tuesday, they released a statement saying: "The White Stripes would like to unequivocally state that they have nothing whatsoever to do with this video. They are disgusted by this association, and by the illegal use of their song."
Two days later, White is set to make a few bucks off of Trump. His independent record label, Third Man Records, is selling an "Icky Trump" shirt, a play on The White Stripes song "Icky Thump." In addition to the insult on the front, the shirt displays lyrics from the song:
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The shirts, available for pre-order now, are going for $25 — the same price as a "Make America Great Again" cap.
Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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