Ted Nugent Defends Jason Aldean Amid 'Try That In A Small Town' Controversy – 'There's A Bunch Of Idiots Out There'

On Saturday, Ted Nugent came to the defense of Jason Aldean over his latest controversy related to his song ‘Try That in a Small Town,’ calling anyone who is hating on the song over its manufactured political message “idiots.”

"I know there's a bunch of idiots out there, but you need to learn to get a kick out of the idiots. The idiots hate this Jason Aldean song because they hate when we push back against violence," Nugent said in an interview with Fox News. 

"They always get it 180 degrees wrong,” he continued. “This song is against violence. The song is about self-defense. The song is about protecting your loved ones in your neighborhood. If you find fault with a song that celebrates protecting your loved ones, your neighborhood, you might be going down to Target to the Satan display and get down on your knees.”

As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, the song from the country music singer about how things that take place in large cities would not be able to work in a small town garnered immense criticism from the left. Many claimed that the song pushed a racist agenda and also attacked Aldean for choosing to film the music video at a place where a lynching took place in 1917. 

“In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests,” the Twitter post from Aldean read. “These references are not only meritless, but dangerous. There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far.”

"I've always stood up radically – really extremist – for God, family, country, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Ten Commandments, golden rule, work ethic, law and order, all that really radical stuff, and that represents the heart and soul of the best, most passionate, most cocky, most fun people in the world," Nugent said, recalling his run-ins with America’s left-leaning citizens.

Since the controversy began, the song has managed to soar to the number one spot on iTunes with the YouTube video seeing immense success as well, as previously reported by the DC Enquirer. 

"The reach of social media gets to good people all over the world, and all the good people in the world are saying what the Nugent family says: ‘Go, Jason, go… we salute you, and we stand with you,’" he said, talking about the massive support that Aldean has found since the controversy began. 

You can watch the music video below: