Trump blasts back at Snoop Dogg over mock shooting in Lavender video
U.S. President Donald Trump is firing back at Snoop Dogg days after the release of a music video in which the rapper points a toy gun at a clown dressed like Trump and pulls the trigger.
Trump tweeted Wednesday morning: "Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!"
Can you imagine what the outcry would be if <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg">@SnoopDogg</a>, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!
—@realDonaldTrumpThe video is for a remixed version of the song Lavender, by Canadian group BadBadNotGood featuring Kaytranada and Snoop Dogg.
In it, Snoop Dogg shoots the Trump clown with a gun that releases a flag with the word "bang."
The rapper was also criticized over the video by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who lost to Trump in last year's Republican presidential primary campaign.