What Pink provides is a clear image of a certain kid of “transgressive” Trump supporter, for whom getting into Trump has always been more of a personality quirk than a fervent political stance. It’s an aesthetic pose, meant to do little more than make a certain kind of person angry or alarmed. It’s also not out of character. Pink has based his career on triggering those who he considers soft: He once said that he appreciated being bullied because it made him thick-skinned, and one said in an LA Weekly profile that, “Anyone who is crying about police brutality or victimization as an adult needs to stop it and realize the privileges we have in this country.”
The irony is that this particular strain of Trump support also happens to be shot through with an intense desire for victimhood. As you can see in the interview, Pink is just exasperated that someone might not want to do business with him anymore because he’s the kind of asshole who would attend a Trump rally. “People are so mean,” he moans.
That Pink thought he could make a public show of supporting Trump, at this particular moment in time, and expect it to be chalked up as just another provocative, “consequence-free” career pivot tells you everything you need to know about what a boring, sad asshole he has always been.
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