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DAVID MARCUS: Memo to Bono: Please shut up and go away

U2's new single 'American Obituary' references Minneapolis shooting where federal agent killed Renee Good

By David Marcus Fox News

Published February 21, 2026 9:49pm EST

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I regret to inform you that Bono, the aging Irish pop star and front man for the band U2, is at it again, lecturing us poors as he always does. This time, it's about supposedly fascist efforts by the Trump administration to arrest and deport illegal immigrant criminals.

This week, the band, which hasn’t produced a relevant song since the invention of the iPod, released the single "American Obituary," meant to be a searing protest anthem against President Donald Trump, but actually a ditty just as flaccid as all of Bono’s mailed-in outrage-of-the-day efforts.

Take this profound line:

"Renee Good born to die free

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Did it happen near a tree? Did she know how to ski? And does Dr. Seuss know that Bono is raiding his notebooks?

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