Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass on Trump Joke Controversy

Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass ⁢Expresses Regret‍ Over‌ 2024 Trump Assassination Attempt Joke

kyle Gass of Tenacious D says he has felt⁤ “terrible” since making a joke about the 2024⁢ assassination attempt on Donald Trump, a comment that considerably altered the band’s career trajectory, according⁢ to a new interview ​with‌ Rolling Stone published Wednesday, January ‍21, 2026.

Gass recounted ⁤regretting ‍his on-stage quip – made while receiving⁢ a birthday cake with⁢ bandmate Jack black – that he​ wished the shooter wouldn’t “miss Trump next time.”‍ He stated he did not anticipate ⁤the remark would ​garner attention, calling his initial assessment “naive.”

“I’m human, ⁢I made a mistake,” Gass told‍ rolling Stone. “I was going for a joke.”