The singer-songwriter used the hashtag while sharing a post about the role of money in politics
Ethel Cain appeared to share her thoughts about the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last month. In a series of Instagram Story posts on Friday, the musician used the hashtag “#KillMoreCEOs” in response to a post about money in politics being “the root of our dysfunction.”
The original post, from former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, described how powerful collectives like the NRA, Big Oil, and insurance companies “buy off Congress.” In a follow-up Instagram Story, Cain added that she was “not trying to be reactionary,” but sharing her own opinion.
“I genuinely mean what I say. Corporations giggle at protesting,” Cain wrote on Instagram. “Why would anyone ever willingly come down off their throne that they’ve spent…