“Paramore” lead singer Hayley Williams savaged her political opponents during a performance over the weekend, telling any potential Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., voters in the crowd that “you’re f—ing dead to me.”
According to Fox News, Williams, the co-founder of the popular pop-rock band, apparently took the opportunity at the Adjacent Music Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday to respond to her online critics who claimed she is not vocal enough politically.
In between songs during Paramore’s set, the singer took a beat and reassured fans, “I’ll be happy to tell you I’m very f—ing comfortable talking politics.”
To prove it, she ripped into crowd-goers who might be thinking about voting for DeSantis in the 2024 presidential race. “And if you vote for Ron DeSantis, you’re f—ing dead to me,” she said. The crowd loved the line, screaming in adulation.
The singer then threw up her hands and asked, “So, is that comfortable enough for anyone?” The crowd continued cheering for the singer.
Williams’ strong words came just days after the Florida governor officially announced his presidential bid with a Twitter Spaces event alongside Twitter owner Elon Musk.
The Florida governor is former President Donald Trump’s chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination and has cemented his status as a front-runner in the race with his staunchly conservative legislative record in Florida that has infuriated progressives throughout the country.
DeSantis has targeted LGBTQ topics and critical race theory being taught in Florida’s public schools. In doing so, he has garnered criticism from the left that claims he has been banning books and erasing Black history, among other things.
Williams has been openly liberal for some time. Earlier this year, the Paramore frontwoman condemned multiple bills in Tennessee pushed by state Republican lawmakers to ban drag shows in spaces where children are present and to ban sex change medical procedures for youth.
