Jack Black’s Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass issued an apology for the “dangerous” comment he made about the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.
On Sunday, the band was performing in Australia when Black asked Gass to make a birthday wish and he replied from the stage, “Don’t miss Trump next time.” Gass made the comment less than 24 hours after a shooter attempted to assassinate the former president on Saturday during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooting injured Trump and left one of his supporters dead along with injuring two others.
“The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake,” Gass said in statement, Variety reported. “I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone.”
“What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack…