Ted Nugent has blasted Eminem and Jack White as “total idiots”, and claimed “there is not a brain among” Green Day’s band members.
The 77-year-old guitarist didn’t hold back in an early 2026 rant when he took aim at the trio, as well as Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, for their views on US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Speaking about Jack and Eminem’s performance at an NFL Thanksgiving halftime show in Detroit in November, Ted said on his YouTube channel this week: “The guy in The White Stripes, I can’t think of his name, but he played the halftime show with Eminem for the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. A big deal.
“Don’t they always lose? The Lions are a football team in Detroit, by the way…
“Jack White, is that his name? Jack White. No, I think The White Stripes, is that his name? Anyhow, he was great. It wasn’t like a 10 like Sammy Hagar or James Brown. I think Sammy Hagar and James Brown and Steven Tyler, those are tens. Angus Young of AC/DC, that’s a 10. The guy’s a maniac. Billy Gibbons in the blues, rhythm, and blues, soul music category, he’s a 10.
“Now, is that his name, Jack White? Jack White, he’s not a 10. He’s like a four and a five, but he really delivered real rock and roll. Real Detroit piss and vinegar. And Eminem, the guy’s a… Both of those guys, Eminem and Jack White: total idiots.
“They don’t want their country to have secure borders. They think men should destroy women’s sports.
“Well, that’s not… that’s exactly what they stand for. When you hate Donald Trump, you want men in women’s sports to destroy women’s rights. That’s what these guys stand for.
“They don’t think our border should be secured. They think we should invite jihadists in who announce they want to kill the infidels.
“They announce they want to kill Americans. And Jack White and Eminem say, ‘Yeah, that bring them in. Bring those guys in.’ Freak idiots.”
Despite slamming the pair, Ted insisted Jack and Eminem’s tunes are “soulful”, and he thinks the same of Green Day’s music.
However, he also hit out at the Basket Case hitmakers – who are made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool – as well as Rage guitarist Tom.
He added: “But their music is soulful. Just like Green Day. Green Day, there’s not a brain amongst them, I don’t think.
“But man, can they play really, really killer stuff. Like Tom Morello, Is that his name? Tom Morel? Morello, who played with Springsteen and Rage Against The Machine, when actually they are the machine.
“Come on Tom, you got to know that. You’re not raging against the machine. You are the machine.
“They don’t believe that America should have secure borders, which means they don’t believe in America.
“Which means they want to have a great successful life in America, but they don’t think you should be able to have one. Hey, Tom, come on my show. Explain… make your case. Good luck.”