Republicans Blast Pearl Jam Poster of Burning White House
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HELENA, Mont. โ Republicans on Wednesday condemned a poster by Pearl Jam that shows the White House in flames and a bald eagle pecking at a skeleton they say is meant to depict President Donald Trump.
The National Republican Senate Committee compared it to the now-infamous photo of comedian Kathy Griffin holding a fake decapitated Trump head.

The โRock2Voteโ concert aimed to encourage young people to vote in the November midterm elections and support Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, who is from Amentโs hometown of Big Sandy.
The poster includes an accompanying message from Ament that says, โYโall know the deal, weโre at a tipping point and its (sic) time for action.โ
The poster shows Tester in a tractor flying over a burning Washington, D.C., framed by the letters โPโ and โJ,โ with smoke forming the word โVoteโ in the background.
Several objects and people are in the foreground, including a skeleton with a full head of hair lying face down, an eagle pecking at the bones of its foot.
Testerโs Republican opponent, Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale, also is depicted with a crab claw for a hand and carrying a โMarylandโ flag, a reference to Rosendaleโs native state.
The message from Ament accompanying the poster included the description: โD.C. burning. Tester Evel Knievel on tractor โฆ over the cesspool below. Russian money, golf courses, hookers? Maryland Matt. Stars and Stripes as flames.โ
Rosendale called the poster โdisgusting and reprehensibleโ and called on Tester to โdenounce this act of violence and blatant display of extremism.โ
โProbably more than ever itโs important to have a congressman that can sort of make people think less emotionally about some of these things.โ โ Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam bassist
The National Republican Senate Committee, which is supporting Rosendaleโs campaign, also blamed Tester for not speaking out against the poster it called โgory.โ The committee compared it to other examples of public figures โencouraging violenceโ against Trump, like Griffinโs photo.Tester officials said the campaign had nothing to do with the poster.
โWe never saw the poster before the show and we donโt like it,โ Tester spokesman Chris Meagher said. โAnd we donโt condone violence of any kind.โ
Pearl Jam was traveling Wednesday and not immediately available for comment, according to Whitney Williams, a publicist for the Missoula concert.
Ament told The Associated Press in April that the band wanted to use the Montana concert to support local advocacy groups, encourage voter participation and boost Testerโs campaign. He said he believed that the political climate had become too divisive.
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