Singer Neil Young lit into President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE in fiery letter Tuesday, in which he called the president “a disgrace" to the United States while doubling down on his support for Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact?  McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE (I-Vt.)  in the Democratic presidential primary race. 

In the open letter to Trump, which he posted on his archives website, the singer begins, “You are a disgrace to my country.  Bragging about the US economy does not disguise the fact that the numbers today are what you inherited almost 4 years ago.” 

“Your policies, decisions and short term thinking continue to exacerbate the Climate Crisis. 

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"Our first black president was a better man than you are,” he continued, referring to former President Obama. 

His criticism targeting Trump came a day after the president knocked Obama for a tweet he posted on Presidents Day that commemorated the anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — a measure Obama said helped pave the way for “the longest streak of job creation in American history.” 

In response, Trump accused his predecessor of "trying to take credit" for the current economy, tweeting, “He had the WEAKEST recovery since the Great Depression, despite Zero Fed Rate & MASSIVE quantitative easing.  NOW, best jobs numbers ever.” 

Further down in his letter, Young, a frequent Trump critic, also again took aim at the president over his campaign’s usage of his song, “Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World” at appearances. 

The track, Young wrote in his letter to Trump, is “not a song you can trot out at one of your rallies.” 

“Perhaps you could have been a bass player and played in a rock and roll band,” he continued. “ That way you could be on stage at a rally every night in front of your fans, if you were any good, and you might be.” 

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He also said he hopes the president hears his voice every time the track, or any of his other songs, is played at Trump's events. 

“Remember it is the voice of a tax-paying US citizen who does not support you.  Me,” he wrote. 

Young also doubled down on his support for Sanders, who is viewed as the front-runner in the 2020 Democratic primary race. 

“One of your opponents has the answers I like,” he wrote. “ He is aiming at preserving our children’s future directly.  He is not popular with the democratic establishment because unlike all the other candidates, he is not pandering to the industries accelerating Earth’s Climate Disaster, the end of the world as we know it.” 

“He is truly fighting for the USA. 

"His initials are BS.  Not his polices,” he added.