Maren Morris says Capitol riot images 'hard to shake' before calling out the wives of country stars
Maren Morris was troubled by the images of the deadly Capitol Hill riot and attempted coup attempt last week.
And she even went on to call out the wives of fellow country music stars for their social media posts regarding the incident which she saw as ‘spewing dangerous conspiracies.’
The 30-year-old Texas native took to Twitter to post about the insurrection and even went on to exchange tweets with fellow country star Mickey Guyton, 37, as they both expressed anger about what was going on in Washington DC as well as the comments from country singers’ wives.
Taking a stand: Maren Morris (seen in November 2020) was troubled by the images of the deadly Capitol Hill riot and attempted coup attempt last week
‘Today is gonna be hard to shake’: The 30-year-old Texas native took to Twitter to post about the insurrection and express her disgust over the incident while referencing her nine-month-old child Hayes Andrew
It all began on January 6 – which was the day of carnage on Capitol Hill – as Morris took to the microblogging site to express her disgust over the incident while referencing her nine-month-old child Hayes Andrew.
She wrote: ‘Today is gonna be hard to shake. Something my WW2 fighting Paw-Paw never told me about, something my parents never had to go through… thinking about how I will tell my son about this one day.’
On the same day Guyton took to the site to post: ‘I am completely disgusted. Are these boys still backing the blue? Asking for a friend.’
Not holding back: She went on to exchange tweets with fellow country star Mickey Guyton, 37, – seen in October 2020 – as they both expressed anger about what was going on in Washington DC as well as the comments from country singers’ wives
Pulling no punches: Guyton took to the site to post about the coup attempt as Morris replied as she referenced ‘singer’s wives’
That’s when things took a very interesting turn as Morris replied: ‘And how do some singer’s wives conveniently not know the difference between marching for racial injustice and Nazis breaching our Capitol because their guy didn’t win? [eye roll emoji]’
Guyton then replied with a GIF of Megan Thee Stallion turning her head with the caption: ‘I know exactly who you’re talking about.’
Maren then replied with an ‘Antifa disguised as Trump supporters’ image that had been circulated around the internet along with a series of screen shots debunking the legitimacy of it.
Drama: Guyton then replied with a GIF of Megan Thee Stallion turning her head with the caption: ‘I know exactly who you’re talking about’
‘Maybe she should do better research before spewing dangerous conspiracies’: Maren then replied with an ‘Antifa disguised as Trump supporters’ image that had been circulated around the internet along with a series of screen shots debunking the legitimacy of it
Oops: Country fans were able to figure out that Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany had posted that same ‘Antifa disguised as Trump supporters’ image with ‘shocker.’ written underneath
She captioned the four screenshots: ‘My friend posted this today. Maybe she should do better research before spewing dangerous conspiracies.’
Country fans were able to figure out that Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany had posted that same ‘Antifa disguised as Trump supporters’ image with ‘shocker.’ written underneath.
Aldean, 32, later complained about being ‘silenced’ after one of her posts falsely detailing the presence of Antifa during the Capitol riot was deleted from Instagram.
She wrote: ‘It’s getting so ridiculous the filters you put on everyone that’s against your narrative.
Controversial: Aldean, 32, – seen with husband Jason in April 2019 – later complained about being ‘silenced’ after one of her posts falsely detailing the presence of Antifa during the Capitol riot was deleted from Instagram
‘Everything I say gets blown up and made into a “story.” Apparently freedom of speech doesn’t apply to everyone and that’s the issue I have. I have AMAZING conversations with my liberal friends and we can agree to disagree. It’s the people that aren’t willing to hear you that chap my a**.’
She has previously expressed her support for President Donald Trump and questioned the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer of 2020.
The wife of Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley, Brittney, also came under fire for her social media post in the aftermath of the attempted coup.
Brittney shared a photo of she and her 35-year-old musician husband in a convertible truck as she stood holding an American flag as the caption originally referenced ‘patriots’ but was changed once it became clear that the large group was beginning to riot.
Interesting: The wife of Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley, Brittney, also came under fire as she shared a photo of she and her husband in a convertible truck as she stood holding an American flag as the caption originally referenced ‘patriots’ but was changed once it became clear that the large group was beginning to riot
‘I object to violence’: She later attempted to explain herself by posting a photo of the Capitol Building glittered in gold and diamonds with a quote about nonviolence from Mahatma Gandhi along with a lengthy comment
She later attempted to explain herself by posting a photo of the Capitol Building glittered in gold and diamonds with a quote about nonviolence from Mahatma Gandhi.
Brittney explained herself in a comment which read: ‘I know all of my real folks here know where my heart is at and I appreciate the support. And I SEE YOU in the DMs , so many of you, scared to even speak out to say, “you’re praying” or state your opinions for fear of being “canceled”.
‘I was taught to stand for what you believe is right. Holding the American flag and calling on God for peace is not a way of expressing what “side” I’m on.’
‘Think again bub’: She had not previously supported a presidential candidate by name but her husband had previously told a fan that he did not vote for President-Elect Joe Biden
Duo: Brittney and Brian Kelley seen in April 2019
The wife of the This Is How We Roll hitmaker wanted to make two things clear as she wrote:*** I do not believe in violence , or mobs/cults rioting or storming buildings***
‘** I do not believe “patriots” are the people storming the building.**’
She had not previously supported a presidential candidate by name but her husband had previously told a fan that he did not vote for President-Elect Joe Biden.
Last week’s chaos resulted in the deaths of four rioters and one Capitol Police officer from his wounds and the suicide of another; dozens of injuries; and extensive damage throughout the ransacked building.
Day of infamy: Last week’s chaos resulted in the deaths of four rioters and one Capitol Police officer from his wounds and the suicide of another; dozens of injuries; and extensive damage throughout the ransacked building
