Kyle Case (L) and Tenacious D’s Jack Black.
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An Australian politician has called for comedy rock band Tenacious T, which includes Jake Black and Kyle Goss, to be deported from the country after a band member made comments about an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
On Sunday, in footage widely shared on social media, Tenacious D was on stage in Sydney as Black and a “robot” presented Cass with a birthday cake. In the clips, Black is heard telling Cass to “make a wish” before blowing out the candle, to laughter and applause from the Sydney crowd.
Senator Ralph Babbitt, leader of the United Australian Party, took to social media on Monday night to call for Tenacious T to be deported for the ill-taste joke. In a media statementBobbett said Glass’s comments were not a joke, and he called on Australia’s immigration minister, Andrew Giles, to “take back their visas”.
Babbitt added, “Less than deportation, the shooting and endorsement of Donald J. Trump’s attempted assassination.”
Bobbett has previously denied censorship. In February, The senator was in the middle of a political storm in Australia X, the Australian government, previously ordered Twitter to re-share graphic clips of a stabbing incident, which was removed due to the violent and distressing nature of the footage.
After Australian courts reaffirmed a ban against publishing clips of the stabbing, a protester, Bobbett, tweeted the graphic footage twice on his X account. “Without freedom our nation will fall,” he later tweeted.
As a result of the commentary, Tenacious T postponed a sold-out show in Newcastle on 16 July. posted a message on his Facebook page Said the gig was postponed. Ticket holders are requested to hold on to their tickets pending further information,” the post said. No reason was given for the postponement.
Tenacious D’s Australian tour has three more dates, including shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. It is not known whether those programs will go ahead as planned.
