UPDATE: Mexican Summer has cut ties with Ariel Pink.
As we’re sure you’ve heard, yesterday (1/6) a mob of supporters incited by Trump stormed the US capitol, temporarily shutting down a vote to certify Biden as the next president, and leaving four dead, including one in a fatal shooting inside the building.
Apparently, among the Trump supporters who showed up to the Capitol were Ariel Pink and John Maus. As seen in a screenshot that’s making the rounds on Twitter, director Alex Lee Moyer posted a photo to Instagram of herself on a hotel bed with Ariel and John, writing, “The day we almost died but had a great time instead.”
In response to one of the people who shared the photo on Twitter, Ariel confirmed his presence, writing, “i was in dc to peacefully show my support for the president. i attended the rally on the white house lawn and went back to hotel and took a nap. case closed.”
https://twitter.com/emilieaux/status/1347047353895809024
i was in dc to peacefully show my support for the president. i attended the rally on the white house lawn and went back to hotel and took a nap. case closed
— Ariel Pink (@arielxpink) January 7, 2021
Ariel has also been posting a slew of pro-Trump, anti-Biden, anti-BLM, and election fraud tweets:
vote for trump
— Ariel Pink (@arielxpink) January 7, 2021
Trump may be delusional- but at the very least, He believes he won- the media, on the other hand, is fully aware it is peddling lies and distorting facts to inspire hatred against the president to avenge the shame of its own deprivity of knowingly acting in bad faith
— Ariel Pink (@arielxpink) January 4, 2021
democrats laughed off any suggestion that mass mail in voting might lead to election fraud in typically dismissive fashion. "Liar!" they snapped in response, and went ahead with their plan, which was meant to undermine Trump by design
— Ariel Pink (@arielxpink) January 4, 2021
i dont believe that they did. on election night trump was on his way to victory- most states called republican by the end of the night. all but 6-7 states had certified- he was in the lead in those states- suddenly the count stopped..
— Ariel Pink (@arielxpink) January 4, 2021
i hear you. but i think youre missing the big picture. there are no moderates anymore on the left. the moderates have fled the party. pelosi is moderate and even she has capitulated to pressures within her own party. BLM is a good example.
— Ariel Pink (@arielxpink) January 4, 2021
John Maus, meanwhile, posted this:
https://twitter.com/JOHNMAUS/status/1347122021340246017
https://twitter.com/JOHNMAUS/status/1347141407891476483
Ariel Pink and John Maus weren’t the only musicians who showed up at yesterday’s riot. Jon Schaffer of Tampa metal band Iced Earth was apparently in attendance as well.
UPDATE: Bushwick venue Market Hotel, where, pre-pandemic, Ariel had been scheduled to perform, commented on the situation on Twitter, writing, “We can’t guarantee Market Hotel will survive this pandemic but we can assure you that under no circumstances will Market Hotel be hosting Ariel Pink. The previously scheduled event with AP (which was inevitably going to be rescheduled) will not happen on any date. Nazis, fuck off.
We can't guarantee Market Hotel will survive this pandemic but we can assure you that under no circumstances will Market Hotel be hosting Ariel Pink
The previously scheduled event with AP (which was inevitably going to be rescheduled) will not happen on any date. Nazis, fuck off
— MARKET HOTEL (@markethotelnyc) January 7, 2021