Dee Snider Rips MAGA 'Fascists' Who Continue to Use His Song as an Anthem

Heavy metal singer Dee Snider on Friday lashed out at supporters of former President Donald Trump who have co-opted one of his hit songs, saying the lyrics are antithetical to their beliefs.

"ATTENTION QANON, MAGAT FASCISTS: Every time you sing 'We're Not Gonna Take It' remember it was written by a cross-dressing, libtard, tree hugging half-Jew who HATES everything you stand for. It was you and people like you that inspired every angry word of that song! SO F**K OFF!" Snider tweeted.

Snider was the frontman of Twisted Sister, a heavy metal group that enjoyed massive success in the 1980s. Their anti-authority anthem, "We're Not Gonna Take It," written by Snider, became an enduring hit. Snider has even endorsed the song's use for Ukrainians protesting against the Russian invasion as well as by abortion-rights activists.

After conservative politicians, including Trump, began using the song at campaign rallies, the singer stated he would never pursue legal action against them for use of the track, but would instead publicly voice his displeasure.

When a Twitter user on Friday brought up to Snider that Trump once used the song—and that Snider once called the former president a friend—the singer replied.

"100% true. And then Trump opened his big fat mouth and started spewing poison all over this great country. He lured the scum of the earth out of the shadows and from under rocks to join him in his fascist movement," Snider wrote. "That's when I asked him to stop using it...and he did."

Late last month, "We're Not Gonna Take It" also caused Snider to get into a public feud with the campaign for Kari Lake, the Republican gubernatorial nominee for Arizona.

After footage of Lake using the song at a rally was shared on social media, Snider tweeted that "[w]hile I abhor what this ignoramus @KariLake stands for and the deplorables (yup, Hillary Clinton had it right) she represents, I can NOT legally or morally stop her from using or singing my song. I wrote it for everyone...cherry picking who uses it is censorship."

Lake's campaign Twitter account responded to Snider's comments by tweeting out some of the lyrics to the song that he wrote and tagging him.

"HEY IDIOTS! READ THE 1ST LINE," Snider replied. "'We've got the right to CHOOSE!' This is a PRO-CHOICE anthem you or [sic] co-opting. It was NEVER intended for you fascist morons! As the songwriter & singer I DENOUNCE EVERYTHING @KariLake STANDS FOR! Write your own damn song!"

The back-and-forth between Snider and Lake's campaign continued, and Snider sent a statement to Newsweek about the matter. In the statement, he condemned Lake, who was endorsed by Trump, and her fellow MAGA politicians.

"Slowly but surely, real America will drive all these extremists and their followers back into the shadows and under the rocks from where they came," Snider wrote in part. "This time we will never forget they are there, always waiting for a chance to rear their 'deplorable' heads. But we're not gonna take it."

Newsweek reached out to Snider for comment.