A cartoonish poster for a recent Pearl Jam gig sparked outrage among fans of President Trump for showing the White House in flames and a bald eagle pecking away on the commander-in-chief’s prone corpse.
The poster promoted a concert the legendary Seattle-based grunge rockers — famed for their liberal views — staged to get fans to vote for Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Missoula, Montana on Monday.
Bassist Jeff Ament and artist Bobby Draws Skullz created the anti-Trump poster, which also showed the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial cracked and breaking apart.
Trump’s cartoon corpse, clad in a blue suit, shows him reaching for a satchel that has what looks like the former Soviet Union’s hammer and sickle symbol emblazoned on one side — a knock on the president’s alleged ties to Vladimir Putin, the subject of an ongoing federal investigation.
Tester can be seen airborne on a tractor while his opponent, Republican candidate and Baltimore native Matt Rosendale, is shown with a lobster claw and holding a sign that reads “Maryland.”
The band shared the poster on its official Instagram and Twitter pages along with a note to fans from Ament endorsing Tester, Fox News reported.
“We’re at a tipping point and its time for action. Jon Tester is the real deal and nobody cares more about our country and especially Montana,” Ament wrote.
Rosendale whined about the cartoon in a statement to Fox.
“Once again, Jon Tester has shown he will stand with the far-left over Montanans. This poster from Pearl Jam is disgusting and reprehensible. It depicts a dead President Trump and a burning White House. It’s time for Jon Tester to denounce this act of violence and blatant display of extremism,” he said.
Reps for Tester did not immediately respond to Fox’s request for comment.
Fan reaction was mixed on Twitter.
“So disappointed with this. It’s almost impossible to go a week without listening to your music but that all ends tonight. This is pathetic and I choose America and MY President over you. Should have stuck to music. Sickening. As many have said, that’s it for me, no longer a fan,” tweeted John Watson.
“Tickets to PJ shows — in stadiums that hold 50,000+ people — sell out in minutes. ‘Fans’ who are leaving, no one will miss you. Side note: this week alone, PJ has raised $11.5M (and counting) to fight homelessness in Seattle. Now, how can I get my hands on one of these posters?” retorted a poster named Angsty Pickles.
