Singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves criticized Christopher Columbus during a Dallas concert shortly before Columbus Day, according to Fox News. The remarks came during the second of her two nights at American Airlines Center, the report said.
Musgraves initially questioned the audience about the following day’s holiday. After concertgoers corrected her by referring to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, she used profanity to denounce Columbus and called him a loser.
Columbus, an Italian explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic helped begin European exploration in the Americas, remains a subject of dispute. Critics focus on his treatment of Indigenous people and the colonization that followed, while others emphasize his role in exploration.
Theo Wold, identified by Fox News as a former deputy assistant for domestic policy in the Trump White House, criticized Musgraves’ remarks and defended Columbus. Wold argued that Columbus was a courageous navigator and said Musgraves’ comments reflected poor historical understanding.
The report also noted Musgraves’ recent political activity, including an August appeal for donations to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights. It cited Newsweek’s report that she hosted Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico at a Dallas concert. These details were reported by Fox News; the source does not independently establish the claims about the concert appearance or characterize the broader public response.
