Joe Walsh had planned to perform at a veterans concert scheduled in Cleveland this July, but when it turned into a Republican Party event he backed out with some strong words.
“I am very concerned about the rampant vitriol, fear-mongering and bullying coming from the current Republican campaigns,” Walsh wrote on his Facebook page. “It is both isolationist and spiteful. I cannot in good conscience endorse the Republican party in any way.”
The GOP recently announced the concert was part of their kickoff events for the convention and that money raised would be used for convention-related purposes. Walsh said that’s not what he was told.
“It was my understanding that I was playing a concert which was a non partisan event to benefit the families of American veterans,” wrote Walsh. “I must humbly withdraw my participation in this event with apologies to any fans or veterans and their families that I might disappoint.”