Hank Williams Jr apologises for Obama Hitler comparison
Hank Williams, Jr. has made a public apology for comparing US President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler in a TV interview.
The fervent Republican took aim at the oppostion leader and his Vice President Joe Biden during a chat on Fox morning show Fox and Friends on Monday and his controversial remarks prompted ESPN TV sports network bosses to axe his Monday Night Football anthem, Are You Ready For Some Football?
Williams attempted to explain himself in a statement on Monday, insisting the comments were misunderstood, but has since admitted that he has messed up.
A day after the controversy, Williams Jr issued a statement on the website, which reads: "I have always been very passionate about politics and sports and this time it got the best and worst of me.
"The thought of the Leaders of both Parties Jukin and High Fiven (sic) on a Golf course, while so many Families are Struggling to get by simply made me Boil over and make a Dumb statement and I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone."
During the inteview he likened the Presidenct's recent golf outing with Republican house speaker John Boehner to 'Hitler playing golf with (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu."