<p content="Following the March For Our Lives rally held on March 24, Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes made inflammatory comments about anti-gun protestors. Now, he has issued an apology. Hughes posted a video on Instagram, stating that his earlier comments didn’t clearly convey how he felt about the “movement of our nation’s youth.” He said, “I was not intending to impugn the youth of America and this beautiful thing they’ve accomplished.”” data-reactid=”22″ type=”text”>Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes made inflammatory comments about anti-gun protestors following the March For Our Lives rally held on March 24,. Now, he has issued an apology. Hughes posted a video on Instagram, stating that his earlier comments didn’t clearly convey how he felt about the “movement of our nation’s youth.” He said, “I was not intending to impugn the youth of America and this beautiful thing they’ve accomplished.” Hughes added, “I truly am sorry. I did not mean to hurt anyone or cause any harm.” See the full video below. Hughes originally called protestors “vile abusers of the dead” on Instagram. He also shared a doctored image of student protester Emma González tearing up the Constitution, which was created and circulated by the far right.
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