{"id":1942,"date":"2026-06-21T23:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:40:11","slug":"feds-investigate-band-after-fake-onstage-trump-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1942","title":{"rendered":"Feds Investigate Band After Fake Onstage Trump \u2018Execution\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>An American heavy metal band has been staging the same fake execution of sitting presidents for decades, but they say their latest performance caught the attention of the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1940\">Trump\u2019s Slimy Reflecting Pool Mess Turns Tragic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Virginia-based band GWAR performed a mock killing of President Donald Trump, 80, when they played at Warped Tour in Washington, D.C. earlier this month, infuriating MAGA fans. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWe [fictitiously] killed President Obama. We didn\u2019t hear from the Secret Service. But you [fictitiously] kill Trump, and you better believe that there\u2019s gonna be some s&#8211;t going on,\u201d the band\u2019s lead vocalist, Mike \u201cBl\u00f6thar The Berserker\u201d Bishop, shared in an interview with Rocking With Jam Man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A video of GWAR dragging an effigy of Trump on stage at the Vans Warped Tour, disemboweling it, and soaking the front rows in fake blood went viral in conservative circles last week after clips filmed by fans circulated online.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s a spectacle the band has long been known for, having staged mock executions of hundreds of celebrities and public figures over decades. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGwar\u2019s biggest enemy has always been authority. And what bigger symbol of authority is there in the United States than the President? So, no matter who\u2019s in office, Gwar is going to kill them on stage,\u201d the band\u2019s guitarist, Mike Derks, said in a 2022 interview. <\/p>\n<p>The band has built a reputation for highly theatrical live performances featuring grotesque sci-fi character costumes and deliberately over-the-top, blood-drenched staging, often used to parody elements of pop culture, politics, and religion.<\/p>\n<p>While some users wrote that \u201cthey kill every president\u201d and that the circulating clips were just \u201cGWAR doing GWAR things,\u201d others claimed that they \u201ccan\u2019t keep getting away with this!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1938\">Trump Forced to Admit His \u2018Beautiful\u2019 Project Turned Into a Gross Horror<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bishop, asked directly if his band is under investigation by the Secret Service, replied: \u201cLet\u2019s just say that GWAR is on some lists,\u201d comparing attempts to stop the band from performing their onstage antics to \u201ccancel culture\u201d from right-wing figures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor years, GWAR would do whatever the f&#8211;k we wanted. We would [fictitiously] kill politicians from both sides of the aisle. We would [fictitiously] kill famous people. We never had any backlash,\u201d he said, noting that this changed when Trump was elected president and \u201cpeople started getting extremely upset about politics and music and politics in art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has reached out to the Secret Service and the White House for comment, but received no immediate response. <\/p>\n<p>The president, who has survived three assassination attempts since 2024, has been especially cautious about any potential threats to his life, and his MAGA supporters have also been highly defensive in response to any criticism they deem a threat.<\/p>\n<p>One example is former FBI Director James Comey, who posted a photo of seashells forming the numbers \u201c8647,\u201d which was seen as a threat to the president\u2019s life by MAGA figures. The number \u201c86\u2033 is commonly used as slang in the service industry to mean \u201ctoss out\u201d or \u201cget rid of,\u201d and Trump is the 47th president.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Though Comey apologized and said he \u201cdidn\u2019t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence,\u201d Secret Service agents said they were looking into the matter, and two federal charges were later brought against him after the Justice Department interpreted the Instagram post as a threat to harm Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1936\">CNN Reveals Veteran Reporter Will Become New Anchor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An American heavy metal band has been staging the same fake execution of sitting presidents for decades, but they say their latest performance caught the attention of the Secret Service. 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