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Trump Says Snoop Dogg Video Would've Ended In Jail Time, Calls Career 'Failing'

President Trump's lawyer also responded to the satirical music video from BADBADNOTGOOD, Snoop Dogg and Kaytranada, calling it "totally disgraceful. Snoop owes the president an apology."
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: President Donald Trump holds a meeting with members of his cabinet including Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke (L) and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (2-L) in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. This was the first official meeting of Trump's cabinet. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

In a new video for the slinky, jazz-rooted BADBADNOTGOOD song "Lavender," a character named "Ronald Klump," a satirical Donald Trump stand-in, is the victim of a-ian "BANG," fired by Snoop Dogg. (The video is also heavy on Snoop's favorite subject, the continuous ingestion of pot.)

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