Guns N' Roses took a jab on Trump's administration's response to the coronavirus once again. The group did it with a T-shirt that made fun of President Donald Trump's recent visit to an N95 mask factory in Arizona.
Earlier this month, Trump toured a face mask factory in the state to show that the country has been producing enough supply to help health care workers and others in protecting themselves while working on the front lines. But Trump was slammed by netizens for not wearing a mask during his visit despite the CDC recommendation as well as the factory's requirement for its workers to always wear a mask. Instead, the president was seen wearing protective goggles.
In addition, while the president was having a tour, the Guns N' Roses' cover of "Live and Let Die" can be heard blaring over the factory's PA system. Apparently, it was played by factory workers.
This inspired the band to create a shirt mocking the president. The "Live N' Let Die with COVID 45" phrase is written on the front side of the shirt that is currently selling on its website for $25. The number "45" apparently refers to Trump being the 45th President of the United States.
According to the website, all proceeds from the sales of the shirt would go to MusiCares. The foundation was established by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for musicians to have a place to turn to in times of financial, personal, or medical crisis. Currently, it has a COVID-19 relief fund.
Axl Rose has been very vocal about how he detests the administration's efforts in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, he joined other celebrities who criticized the administration's response to COVID-19 by tweeting at Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The two sparked a heated exchange on Twitter. More celeb commented on the tweets and mocked Mnuchin after it appeared to have initially responded to Axl Rose's tweet with the Liberian flag instead of the American flag. Moreover, Axl Rose also retweeted a post from Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden recently.
"Donald Trump just doesn't understand: We have an economic crisis because we have a public health crisis - and we have a public health crisis because he failed to act," Axl Rose wrote.
Guns N' Roses is among the many artists that have canceled or postponed concert tours because of the COVID-19. The band announced they would be rescheduling their European tour dates due to the pandemic.
