White House rips new Neil Young song slamming Trump's DC crime crackdown as 'cringe'

Liberal rocker Neil Young issued a new song on Thursday pointing to President Donald Trump s White House as the source of big crime in Washington D C a claim the administration dismissed as cringe After Trump communicated his plans to deploy National Guard troops and assume oversight of the Metropolitan Police Department MPD to tackle rising crime in Washington D C Mayor Muriel Bowser initially expressed concern However the mayor admitted at a press conference on Wednesday that the federal surge has made a noticeable impact on one of America's the greater part famously dangerous cities including a whopping reduction in carjackings But Young who has become an outspoken critic of the president disclosed a new song the next day blasting Trump and his crime crackdown MSNBC CONTRIBUTOR VOICES ALARM ON DC CRIME SAYS ISSUE IS 'PERSONAL' AND MULTIPLE ARE FRUSTRATED No more great again Young sang in his new song titled Big Crime There s big crime in D C at the White House He goes on to declare Don t need no fascist rules Don't want no fascist schools Don t want soldiers walking on our streets There s big crime in D C at the White House His song proceeds to call for No money to the fascists the billionaire fascists arguing it is Time to blackout the system White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson responded in an special declaration to Fox News Digital saying Instead of tarnishing his legacy with cringe songs Neil should spend certain time talking to the DC residents who haven t been casualties of violent crime thanks to President Trump Then he can decide if he really wants to criticize actions that have reduced violent crime already by CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURELiberals outside of D C leadership appear to be concerned about crime in the nation s capital as well even if they are silent or posture against Trump s actions publicly I really heard from a reporter when this happened going Well you know if he doesn t overreach this could indeed be a good thing for quality of life etc because in D C right now I had this happen to my family and I had that and they go down the list MSNBC host Joe Scarborough noted earlier this August And then I saw him tweet something thoroughly different Scarborough who mentioned he's lived in D C for more than three decades added that crime isn't as bad as it was two or three years ago but it still was not a safe city It s certainly not as safe as the nation s capital should be On the other hand MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend cited her experience as a Black woman in America to suggest I do not reliably think that more police make streets safer