Zach Bryan performs during the Quittin Time tour at Nissan Stadium on June 29, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Keith Griner/Getty Images

Zach Bryan found himself in the crosshairs of the culture wars this week. From his latest statement about the reaction to his new song “Bad News,” it sounds like he’d really like to deescalate the situation.

Unfortunately for him, that’s not likely to happen very quickly.

It all began when the country music star previewed his new song late last week, which seems to critique the recent raid activity by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Lyrics include references to ICE coming to “bust down your door, try to build a house no one builds no more.”

Amid mounting furor, Bryan wrote in a statement posted to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday that t

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