Billie Eilish’s brother criticizes

Billie Eilish’s brother and musical collaborator took to Threads on Wednesday to defend his little sister after she received an avalanche of backlash from the right after speaking out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Grammys on Sunday.

“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish said while accepting the Song of the Year award alongside O’Connell. Both brothers also got “ICE Out” Pins in the ceremony.

At the end of her speech, the “Birds of a Feather” singer added: “Fuck ICE.”

“Seeing many very powerful old white men outraged by what my 24-year-old sister said during her acceptance speech,” O’Connell began his post on Wednesday. “We can literally see their names in Epstein’s files.”

Although it’s unclear specifically who O’Connell is referring to, many powerful MAGA loyalists and Republican lawmakers became quite irritated by Eilish’s comments.

“Shark Tank” host Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary, who is he? very frank about her support for President Donald Trump – complained about Eilish’s comments about News America Reports Segment.

“I know your agents are going crazy.” O’Leary said. “As you get up, whether you’re a movie star, a music star, whatever, shut your mouth and just have fun.”

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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took time out from Senate antitrust hearing on Netflix-Warner Brothers deal to mock Eilish: “I’ll say, at the Grammys, when you see an artist say, ‘Nobody’s illegal while we’re on stolen lands,’ and then you see artists stand up so enthusiastically to the idea that America is fundamentally illegitimate, it starts to convey that the entertainment world is deeply corrupt.”

“Any white person who makes a public acknowledgment of ‘stolen land’ must immediately give their land to the Native Americans. Otherwise, they don’t mean it. Plus, I’m pretty sure they don’t mean it,” said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). wrote in X.

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“Oh wow, that ‘stolen land’ nonsense again?” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis published in X. “Maybe he should step up and give up his Southern California mansion since it supposedly sits on ‘stolen land.’”

The whole “give your land back” response to native tribes seems to be a popular argument on the right, one that may have been popularized by a conservative journalist named Eric Daugherty shortly after Eilish’s X speech.

Daugherty quickly discovered that Eilish’s home is located on land owned by the Tongva tribe and suggested that the question “What was I made for?” The singer should give him his home back.

“She could also kindly welcome illegal aliens into her mansion.” Daugherty wrote on Monday“After all, she has the moral high ground. Put up or shut up.”

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A spokesman for the Tongva tribe. confirmed to Daily Mail in a statement Monday that the “Bad Guy” singer’s home is “situated on our ancestral land.”

And despite what the X right would have us believe, the tribe seemed to appreciate Eilish’s comment.

“Eilish has not contacted our tribe directly regarding her property, we value the moment when public figures bring visibility to the true history of this country,” the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson added that the tribe reached out to Eilish’s team “to express our appreciation for their comments.”

However, they did have one request for Eilish, and it wasn’t to bring her home.

“We are hopeful that future discussions can explicitly reference the tribe to ensure the public understands that the greater Los Angeles Basin remains Gabrieleno Tongva territory.”