US singer-songwriter Ethel Cain responded to the backlash by launching the #KillMoreCEOs hashtag following the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December.

Kaine's original message was accompanied by a quote complaining about the influence of wealthy corporations and lobbying groups on American politics.

This led to one Fox News host calling for a boycott of her music.

The outspoken 26-year-old singer now Posted on her Tumblr blog: "I find it interesting that conservatives are trying to portray my calls to kill and destroy billionaire CEOs as some kind of radical 'woke liberal' position. As if this has anything to do with politics."

Kane added that she comes from "a very conservative family in Florida."

The U.S. health care system, she said, "has failed every member of my family in some way or another, as has nearly every family in this scorched-earth country."

She added that "those in charge better hope they can keep the digital smokescreen running as long as possible" because "everything will fall apart" if ordinary people on the left and right "realize they have the same enemy."

Cain's original post on Instagram Stories, according to billboardShares a quote from former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich about the influence of oil and health insurance companies and powerful groups like the National Rifle Association on Congress, and how "money in politics is the root of our dysfunction." .

Known for her provocative comments, she later posted that she was not being reactionary or "edgy" but that "I meant what I said."

“Businesses chuckled at the protests,” Cain wrote. “Why would anyone want to come down from the throne they have built over the years for the suffering of their fellow man?”

She claimed it was necessary to "make them fear for their lives and hit them where they only hurt".

During a discussion on Fox News, host Jason Chaffetz responded: "It makes me angry, it makes me sad, it makes me disappointed... It's just fundamentally wrong."

Political commentator Guy Benson told the channel: "It's sick, it's depraved and a message of violence is the answer."

He added: "This should be a very black and white moral question and it's scary to see how much support this sentiment has received."

Co-host Jackie DeAngelis added: "People need to boycott her."

The station cited a poll that showed many college students and Gen Z expressed sympathy for the suspect in Thompson's killing.

Luigi Mangione, 26, Not guilty Mr. Thompson, who was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel last month, was indicted on murder and terrorism charges.

Some on social media have praised Mr Mangione's alleged crimes and often share their anger at America's private health care system.

Kane's latest comments come just days after the release of her new album, Perverts.

Last year, she made Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list, supported tours for the likes of Florence and the Machine and Mitski, and modeled for Givenchy, Marc Jacobs and Miu Miu.

Her records have earned rave reviews 2023 billboards describe her As a "music director" who creates "phenomenal music", The New York Times said that in 2022 She had an "elaborate vision of becoming a different kind of pop star."