The White House has hit back at singer John Mellencamp after he mocked President Donald Trump's renaming of the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" during a concert. The rocker paused his performance in Holmdel, New Jersey, on Saturday night to poke fun at the executive order, prompting a swift rebuke from the administration and reigniting a familiar clash between the White House and outspoken celebrities.

White House spokesman Davis Ingle issued a statement to Fox News Digital on Monday dismissing the criticism, saying that "nobody in their right mind cares" what "out-of-touch, woke Hollywood celebrities" have to say. The exchange follows similar recent friction between the administration and musicians, including Katy Perry, who criticised the White House for using her song "Firework" despite having sold the rights in a reported $225 million catalogue deal.