Hank Williams Jr. — who on Monday compared President Obama to Hitler — says his comments were just “misunderstood.” After the singer was suspended from his Monday Night Football slot at ESPN, he issued the following statement:
“Some of us have strong opinions and are often misunderstood. My analogy was extreme—but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me—how ludicrous that pairing was. They’re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don’t see eye-to-eye and never will. I have always respected the office of the president.”