Country music artist Hardy shared some strong words for people who criticize America.
Videos of the 34-year-old musician started circulating on social media following a performance over the weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. The “Truck Bed” singer opened for Morgan Wallen during the two-day set that included Eric Church, Darius Rucker, and Miranda Lambert.
Hardy introduced his song “God’s Country,” which he co-wrote with Blake Shelton, by discussing his feelings about his homeland and those who hate being here.
“Especially this year with all the crazy sh** going on, I see a lot of people posting and talking sh** about living in the United States of America and being a United States citizen,” Hardy began. “And to that I say, ‘f*** you,’” he continued as the crowd erupted into cheers and applause.
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“If you don’t like living here, then go f***ing live somewhere else, motherf***er. The United States is the greatest country on this planet, period. … I’m damn proud to live in this country, I’m damn proud of it.”
He went on, “We’ve got people that work their f***in’ a** off every day of their life, put their life on the f***ing line so we can go to concerts in Neyland Stadium… and that’s a country I like to call ‘God’s Country.’”
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Hardy, whose full name is Michael Wilson Hardy, was born in Mississippi and got his start in country music by helping write songs for some big-name acts, including Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane, Blake Shelton, Dallas Smith, Thomas Rhett, and Morgan Wallen. His latest album, “The Mockingbird & the Crow,” reached the top of the country music charts in 2023.
The singer’s best-known singles are “Truck Bed,” “Wait in the Truck,” “Give Heaven Some Hell,” and “One Beer.”
Hardy’s pro-America declaration comes shortly after rap artist Macklemore was called out for encouraging the crowd at his Seattle concert to chant, “F*** America,” as The Daily Wire previously reported.
Macklemore started the chant before debuting a song called “Hinds Hall 2,” which contains anti-Semitic rhetoric. It all took place at the “Palestine Will Live Forever Festival.”
