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Lady Gaga Claps Back at Trump Over Fracking Attacks

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The diva, a Biden supporter, has been the target of the president's election campaign.

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Lady Gaga has clapped back at the Trump campaign -- and the president himself -- after the diva became a political target.

The "Rain on Me" singer, who is campaigning for the Biden campaign in Pennsylvania Monday, released a series of videos over the weekend showing her support for the Democrat.

In response, Tim Murtaugh, the head of the president's reelection efforts, released a statement on behalf of the campaign calling Gaga an "anti-fracking activist."

"This desperate effort to drum up enthusiasm is actually a sharp stick in the eye for 600,000 Pennsylvanians who work in the fracking industry," Murtaugh tweeted Sunday.

Gaga is reportedly a member of Artists Against Fracking, a campaign founded by Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, in 2012, which is against natural gas drilling. Fracking has emerged as a key issue in the 2020 campaign, as the industry is a prominent employer in Pennsylvania, a swing state.

Donald Trump also took aim at Gaga in a Sunday tweet. "Just learned that Sleepy Joe Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania with Lady Gaga, a proud member of 'Artists Against Fracking.' This is more proof that he would ban Fracking and skyrocket your energy prices..."

Biden, for the record, said he supported fracking in the final presidential debate, although he did vow to end subsidies for the oil industry.

Gaga replied to both Murtaugh and Trump in her own Sunday tweet. "HEY TIM HEY @realDonaldTrump SO HAPPY IM GLAD TO BE LIVING RENT FREE in your HEAD. #BidenHarris"

Gaga had superimposed text over the Trump press release attacking her. "#WINNING (also, what is a fracking?)" she wrote. "Keep your jobs, PA ... we [heart] you."

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Daniel Reynolds

Daniel Reynolds is the editor of social media for The Advocate. A native of New Jersey, he writes about entertainment, health, and politics.
Daniel Reynolds is the editor of social media for The Advocate. A native of New Jersey, he writes about entertainment, health, and politics.