Jack White bashes Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Joe Rogan and Guy Fieri for hanging with Donald Trump

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White Stripes rocker Jack White is singing the blues after a group of A-list celebrities, including Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg, were photographed mingling with former U.S. President Donald Trump at UFC 290 in Las Vegas over the weekend.

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“Anybody who ‘normalizes’ or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of s*** Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book,” White wrote in a scathing Instagram post.

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“That’s you Joe Rogan, you Mel Gibson, you Mark Wahlberg, you Guy Fieri. This is a statement from me, not a discussion/debate. -Jack White III”

Trump’s longtime political adviser Roger Stone shared a pic of the former leader meeting with the two-time Oscar winning Gibson.

”Shooting s*** with @realDonaldTrump and #MelGibson at the UFC fight in Las Vegas,” Stone tweeted.

White’s post divided fans, with one writing, “I think Jack White is a good dude … I do NOT agree with him and think this statement just divided us further … You can like someone for a variety of reasons but not like everything they stand for. This doesn’t make you a bad person.

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Others accused the Grammy winner of “jumping on the woke bandwagon.”

But the Seven Nation Army singer had his share of support, generating more than 20,000 likes on his post before it was removed.

White hasn’t been shy to share his disdain for Trump. After Elon Musk reinstated the 2024 Republican candidate’s account last fall, White left the social media site.

“So you gave Trump his Twitter platform back. Absolutely disgusting, Elon,” White wrote. “That is officially an a**hole move. Why don’t you be truthful? Tell it like it is. People like you and Joe Rogan (who gives platforms to liars like Alex Jones etc.); you come into a ton of money, see the tax bill, despise paying your fair share, and then think moving to Texas and supporting whatever republican you can is going to help you keep more of your money (How else could Trump possibly interest you?).”

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Last month, Trump was hit with 37 felony counts in connection to his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

Trump is accused of defying Justice Department orders to return classified documents, enlisting aides in his efforts to hide the records and even allegedly telling his lawyers that he wanted to defy a subpoena for the materials stored at his residence. The indictment includes allegations that he stored documents in a ballroom and bathroom at his resort, among other places.

But the former president is unbowed, launching a presidential bid for 2024 that sets him up for a potential rematch with Joe Biden.

After cocaine was found in the White House, Trump, who is leading a wide field of Republican hopefuls, tried to suggest his political foe was using drugs.

“Was Crooked Joe Biden on cocaine when he instructed the FBI/DOJ to illegally invade my home, Mar-a-Lago,” Trump asked on his social media platform. “Was he on cocaine, or various other substances, when he, for the first time in U.S. history, had his political opponent … indicted and arrested.”

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