Moby calls Trump's administration 'corrupt and incompetent' in new social post

"Dark dark times"

Moby is speaking out against the Trump administration again, and this time he is not holding back. The veteran electronic music artist took to social media to describe what he sees as a country being "run into the ground by a staggeringly incompetent and corrupt administration." According to Billboard, the post was accompanied by a video message aimed at international audiences who have been asking him what is happening inside the United States.

"The truth is, we don't know," he admits in the clip. The message is blunt, personal, and carries the weight of someone who has been paying attention for a long time.

A broader call to action

Moby's frustration is not new. Earlier this year, on January 26, he posted a separate statement to social media following what he described as the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis. In that clip, he outlined three concrete responses for people who feel the same way: protest (which he framed as a constitutionally protected right), vote in every election including special elections throughout the year, and boycott corporations that support Trump and ICE.

"The question is not whether we should be outraged," he said at the time, "but rather what are we going to do about it."

Part of a louder chorus

Moby is far from alone. Billboard places him in a growing group of artists who have used their platforms to criticize Trump and MAGA, including Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Eminem, and Billie Eilish. Whether that chorus translates into anything measurable politically remains an open question.

What is not in question is his standing as a significant figure in music history. He has placed 10 titles on the Billboard 200 and earned two Hot 100 hits. In the United Kingdom, he holds two number one albums, Play from 1999 and 18 from 2002, along with 18 top 40 singles appearances on the national chart, and two BRIT Award nominations for best international male act.

His latest post lands as political and economic tensions continue to mount in the United States.