The Dixie Chicks aren’t afraid of mixing art and politics.
The Texas-based trio kicked off their DCX MMXVI World Tour on on Wednesday in Cincinnati and they’ve got a new political foe: Donald Trump.
Natalie Maines is no stranger to political controversy. In 2003, she slammed George W. Bush for his plans to invade Iraq.
Natalie Maines@1NatalieMaines
As long as Donald Trump’s decisions for America are as solid as his decision about his hair, we’re in good shape.
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She expressed her grievances with his former Republican primary opponent, Ted Cruz, tweeting:
Natalie MainesJust so you know….I’m ashamed Ted Cruz is from America;)
Just so you know….I’m ashamed Ted Cruz is from America;)
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When Maines learned of Cruz’s naturalized citizenship (he was actually born in Canada), she followed up:
Natalie MainesI stand corrected…Just so you know, I’m ashamed Ted Cruz claims to be American.
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Maines is well aware that her political commentary can have ramifications. Ten years after her infamous Bush comments in 2003, the singer told Rolling Stone, “I joke that I have PTSD, but there’s probably truth in that joke.”
But she doesn’t regret speaking out in the first place. 
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