Ted Nugent, a country singer, has chimed in on the debate over Jason Aldean’s new song ‘Try That In a Small Town,’ which has stirred considerable debate in recent weeks.

The song was met with widespread condemnation as ‘racist’ and ‘pro-lynching,’ and it was even yanked from the radio after other celebrities and singers voiced their concerns.

In fact, the hosts of the famous daytime talk show The View discussed the types of messages alluded to in the song. Whoopi Goldberg, who co-hosted the evening, criticized Aldean’s choice of imagery in the music video, which depicted clashes between Black Lives Matter activists and police.

“He talks about life in a small town, and it’s different, and he chose these images,” Goldberg said.

“He’s got folks from the Black Lives Matter movement, and he’s talking about people taking care of each other, and I find it so interesting that it never occurred to Jason or the writers that that’s what these folks were doing: They were taking care of the people in their town because they didn’t like what they saw,” she added.

Last week, Aldean was obliged to explain himself over the song, writing on Twitter:

“In the past 24 hours, I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless but dangerous.”

He continued: “There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it – and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage – and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music – this one goes too far.”

The ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ singer then added: “‘Try That In A Small Town‘, for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences.”

Ted Nugent has now entered the fray to defend Aldean, telling Fox News over the weekend (via New York Post): “I know there’s a bunch of idiots out there, but you need to learn to laugh at the idiots.” The fools despise this Jason Aldean song because they despise when we respond to violence.”

“They always get it 180 degrees wrong,” he continued. This song is an anti-violence protest song. The song is about defending oneself. The song is about defending your loved ones in your community. If you have a problem with a song that celebrates protecting your loved ones and your community, you should go to Target and kneel in front of the Satan exhibit.

“These are just strange people.” We dismiss them because they’ve gotten out of hand due to their lack of soul. “I laugh in their faces,” he continued.