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Tim McGraw Bashes Trump, Divisive Politics
Taste of Country ^ | November 6, 2023 | Carena Liptak

Posted on 11/06/2023 1:19:52 PM PST by Deadeye Division

Tim McGraw has some harsh words for divisive political rhetoric and the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol โ€” and he doesn't want to waste words on former President Donald Trump at all.

"I'm not going to give him any air," McGraw replied with a chuckle, when asked for his thoughts on the former president during a TIME Person of the Week podcast interview.

"From my perspective and my world, that's just so far out there that I can't even put words to it," the singer continues. "I want what's best for our country. I want what's best for the majority of people in our country."

"I think that everybody deserves the right to live their life in the best way that they possibly can and to soar in the best way," McGraw adds. "I think that we certainly need to get back to some civility, on both sides."

McGraw is a self-described "history nerd" โ€” so much so that in 2019, he teamed up with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham to write a book called Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music That Made a Nation. The book examines a series of popular songs as a lens into the cultural moment that created them.

Together with Tyler Hubbard, he also performed on a television special celebrating President Joe Biden's inauguration in January 2021. McGraw played that show just days after the Jan. 6 attack, in which Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building to protest the election results. Five people died during or directly following the event, and the following July, the U.S. Department of Justice's website estimated the monetary damages at around $2.7 million.

"[January 6] was one of the saddest days in our country's history, I believe. It was tough to watch," McGraw notes. "And I couldn't believe that it had actually happened. And hopefully it will never happen again."

In his TIME interview, McGraw opens up about his own political leanings as a moderate Democrat who supports common-sense gun laws and the right to have an abortion. But he also thinks finding common ground is important, and increasingly difficult, for both sides.

He points out that he's addressed the need for unity in his music, with songs like "Humble and Kind."

"I think the 24 hour news cycle has the most to do with [Americans feelings disconnected and divided.] And we're always on these devices all the time, and hearing stuff that's not necessarily true, or hearing stuff that's just sort of this small segment, instead of hearing what the majority of people really think and feel," McGraw reflects.

"And I think for the most part, if we can get back to just realizing that we're more alike than we are different ..." he adds. "And I always try to just let my music speak to that."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
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1 posted on 11/06/2023 1:19:52 PM PST by Deadeye Division
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To: Deadeye Division

Never thought much of him as a musician or a human being.


2 posted on 11/06/2023 1:20:57 PM PST by SCConservative58
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To: Deadeye Division

I always knew he was kind of a pussy.


4 posted on 11/06/2023 1:22:38 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: Deadeye Division

Civility? This from a guy who supports the side who locked us down, calls us Nazis and wants to strip us of our most fundamental rights? Ole Tim can kiss my a$$..


5 posted on 11/06/2023 1:22:41 PM PST by TallahasseeConservative (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: Deadeye Division

He has gone Hollywood (Yellowstone, 1883). What else do you expect?


6 posted on 11/06/2023 1:22:42 PM PST by No Party Affiliation
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To: Deadeye Division

Timmy the Communist.


7 posted on 11/06/2023 1:22:50 PM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Deadeye Division

Not a country music fan...............................of his..................


8 posted on 11/06/2023 1:23:09 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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“I’m not going to give him any air.”

Guess what dumbazz - you just did!


9 posted on 11/06/2023 1:23:42 PM PST by rockrr ( Everything is different now... )
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To: Deadeye Division

can we arrange a toby kieth /tim magraw steel cage death match?


10 posted on 11/06/2023 1:24:04 PM PST by Ikeon (I stopped going to my family doctor whenever I felt sick. I've never been healthier. .)
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To: Ikeon

sorry, misspelled “little weinie”, i mean McGraw.


11 posted on 11/06/2023 1:25:23 PM PST by Ikeon (I stopped going to my family doctor whenever I felt sick. I've never been healthier. .)
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To: Deadeye Division
Didn't he start out with a song called Indian outlaw that is offensive to Native Americans? Why hadn't he been canceled?
12 posted on 11/06/2023 1:25:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Deadeye Division

Is he another celeb that has become successful and now thinks he is smart enough to run the country?


13 posted on 11/06/2023 1:27:47 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: DesertRhino

You posted my exact words I was going to post.


14 posted on 11/06/2023 1:28:17 PM PST by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Deadeye Division
Divisive politics is when you use the state security agencies and the judicial system to silence political opponents and throw them in jail. Stasi/KGB style action against political opponents and kangaroo courts are the real divisive politics.

Timmy is not very bright. He should stick to music. Not that I can recall any of his songs.

15 posted on 11/06/2023 1:30:11 PM PST by Moorings
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To: Deadeye Division

Eat a satchel of Richards, Timmy


16 posted on 11/06/2023 1:31:27 PM PST by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: Deadeye Division

Who is Tim Mcgraw? No, never mind.


17 posted on 11/06/2023 1:31:45 PM PST by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: Deadeye Division

Okay. I give up. WHO is Tim McGraw?


18 posted on 11/06/2023 1:31:57 PM PST by LeonardFMason
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To: Deadeye Division

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19 posted on 11/06/2023 1:32:43 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: LeonardFMason

He is the son of MLB pitcher Tug McGraw.


20 posted on 11/06/2023 1:33:36 PM PST by SamAdams76 (6,390,901 Truth | 86,874,940 Twitter)
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