Mellencamp has always been a sanctimonious leftwing phony.
Here he is with his fellow global citizen Joe Scarborough:
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/mellancamp-on-music-activism-in-the-trump-era-1052645443829
Yes I was thinking about his survival after having his head cut off.
Good thing for music, pity for politics/society.