Jack White’s feud with the White House underscores the need for the CBGB Festival, showcasing 21 generation-spanning bands who embrace the ethos of punk rock across three raucous stages. Punk rock has long emphasized a persistent,

Communications director Steven Cheung unloaded on the musician for failing to “appreciate” Trump’s aggressively gold renovations.

White's post continued at length, with the musician quoting Theodore Roosevelt in his caption: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

The Trump administration frequently uses popular music in its propaganda videos, including by artists who oppose Trump.

In a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday, the White Stripes rocker — who was called "a washed up, has-been loser" by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung on Tuesday — blasted Trump and his Administration, calling them "petty and pathetic and thin skinned."

White issued a lengthy statement after a Trump Administration official called him a "washed-up, has-been loser" this week after White critiqued Trump's design choices at the Oval Office.