U2 Attacks Trump Supporters, Praises Renee Good In Latest Release

Sticking with their longtime themes of blending politics with music, Irish rock band U2 released a politically-charged EP in which they trashed Trump supporters and praised anti-ICE activist Renee Good, who was shot and killed while accelerating her car towards a federal agent last month.

The latest release, titled Days Of Ash, was released earlier today in order to coincide with Ash Wednesday. The lead track, “American Obituary,” serves as a protest song that directly addresses the January 7 shooting of Renee Good. In the song, frontman Bono honors Good as a symbol of resistance while labeling supporters of former President Donald Trump as “the people of the lie.”

Good, 37, was shot while attempting to block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents with her vehicle as they conducted immigration enforcement operations in South Minneapolis. Good and her wife repeatedly engaged in such activities as part of a local “ICE Watch” group they were involved in through their child’s far-left charter school.

Footage of the incident shows Good accelerating towards an agent standing directly in front of her vehicle after another agent ordered her out of the car to be detained. The officer standing in front of the vehicle opened fire after he was struck by Good’s vehicle.

Good was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

Watch this entire video from the perspective of the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. These were paid leftist agitators who were obstructing ICE vehicles.

Do NOT let them whitewash this as a "mother" dropping her kid off at school. pic.twitter.com/3McfqYOwpB

— captive dreamer (@captive_dreamer) January 9, 2026

U2’s lyrics in “American Obituary” portray Good as a martyr for freedom and family. Bono sings, “Renee Good born to die free / American mother of three / Seventh day January / A bullet for each child, you see.” The song questions the official narrative — which includes the clear-cut video evidence — by including the line, “Renee the domestic terrorist???”

The track frames her death as a broader indictment of systemic issues, with Bono drawing inspiration from Bob Dylan’s “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” for the rhythmic structure. Bono described the song as “a song of fury… but more than that a song of grief,” not just for Good but for what he described as the erosion of American values.

The song’s chorus turns its focus to political opponents, declaring, “America will rise / Against the people of the lie.” This phrase appears to target President Trump and his supporters.

Additional tracks addressed ongoing international crises, including the Israel-Gaza conflict, unrest in Iran and world hunger.

The band has long been critical of the Trump Administration and America as a whole, with some other recent releases focusing on issues like “systemic racism” and police-involved shootings. Last year, Bono repeatedly spoke out against the Trump Administration for cuts to USAID and other international foreign aid initiatives, which were cut due to lack of oversight and financial mismanagement.

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