Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) praised an apocalyptic Pearl Jam concert poster that depicted former President Donald Trump dead in front of the White House, records show.
In 2018, as Tester was seeking a third term, controversy swirled over promotional materials for an Aug. 13 concert fundraiser for the senator’s campaign featuring a drawing of Trump lying dead on the ground, with the White House, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial ablaze. At the time, Tester’s campaign insisted it neither condoned violence nor approved of the poster, which also depicted a gleeful Tester flying on a tractor above the word “vote” etched in the sky. The poster was co-created by Jeff Ament, a longtime friend of Tester and Pearl Jam’s bassist, the Washington Post reported in 2018.
