Mumford & Sons' Winston Marshall criticised for praising right-wing journalist Andy Ngo
Mumford & Sons' guitarist and banjo player Winston Marshall has been slammed over a now-deleted Tweet in which he praised right-wing journalist and agitator Andy Ngo.
On Saturday (6 March), Marshall shared a controversial Tweet (which has since been deleted) which saw him congratulate Andy Ngo for his "important" book about Antifa, Unmasked.
Marshall also called the Unmasked author and right-wing journalist Andy Ngo a "brave man" for the book release, which has resulted in Marshall being slated online.
Ngo previously associated himself with far-right group the Proud Boys, and is also the editor-at-large of The Post Millennial.
The Mumford & Sons guitarist has since been criticised on Twitter following his praise for Ngo.
Still, at least Laurence Fox has a banjo player for his next album.
— Simon Price (@simon_price01) March 7, 2021
Wait! I’ve got it! The perfect Winston Marshall joke!
— Kevin Froleiks - NEW ALBUM: BACK BY ZERO DEMAND (@KevinFroleiks) March 7, 2021
*clears throat*
Looking forward to the next Mumford and Sons album, Sigh Ngo More.
You really fucked it up this time, didn't you, my dear?
— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) March 6, 2021
The official Mumford and Sons Facebook group is melting down over the news that Winston Marshall is a fascist pic.twitter.com/BZllMvGxn8
— ТУLОR В (@brnwld) March 7, 2021
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