Guns N’ Roses targets Trump with new shirt: ‘Live N’ Let Die with COVID 45’

A new shirt being sold by rock band Guns N’ Roses appears to take aim at President Donald Trump and his coronavirus response.

The band’s new shirt reads “Live N’ Let Die With COVID 45,” appearing to mock the president’s trip to an Arizona factory producing N95 masks earlier this month. While Trump toured the facility, he was shown not wearing a mask while “Live and Let Die” blared over the building’s speakers, McClatchy News reported.

The audio of the hit song drowned out Trump speaking to workers at the factory, video shows. Many people criticized Trump for not wearing a mask.

The song “Live and Let Die” — written by Paul and Linda McCartney — was originally performed by Wings in 1973 and Guns N’ Roses released their own version of it in 1991.

Guns N’ Roses released the T-shirt Wednesday. All proceeds from the band’s $25 shirt will be donated to Musicares, which “provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need,” according to its website.

Gun N’ Roses’ lead singer, Axl Rose, has been a harsh critic of Trump and his administration. Last week, he and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin got into a tussle on Twitter after Rose called Mnuchin an expletive.

“What have you done for the country lately?” Mnuchin quipped back, leading to a comeback from the Guns N’ Roses frontman.

This story was originally published May 14, 2020 at 9:54 AM with the headline "Guns N’ Roses targets Trump with new shirt: ‘Live N’ Let Die with COVID 45’."