Billie Eilish's sibling and musical collaborator took to Threads on Wednesday to defend his little sister after she received an onslaught of right-wing backlash 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 award for Song of the Year alongside O'Connell. Both siblings also donned "ICE Out" pins at the ceremony.
At the tail end of her speech, the "Birds of a Feather" singer added: "Fuck ICE."
"Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech," O'Connell began his post on Wednesday. "We can literally see your names in the Epstein files."
Although it's unclear specifically who O'Connell is referring to, plenty of powerful MAGA loyalists and GOP lawmakers got pretty salty about Eilish's remarks.
"Shark Tank" host Kevin "Mr. Wonderful" O'Leary -- who is very outspoken about his support to President Donald Trump -- complained about Eilish's comments on Fox News' America Reports segment.
"I know her agents are going out of their minds," O'Leary said. "As you rise up -- whether you're a film star, music star, whatever -- shut your mouth and just entertain."
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took time out of the Senate Antitrust hearing on the Netflix and Warner Brothers deal to mock Eilish: "I will say, at the Grammys, when you see an entertainer say, 'Nobody is illegal while we're on stolen land' and then you see entertainers leap to their feet so excitedly at the notion that America is fundamentally illegitimate, it starts to convey the entertainment world is deeply corrupt."
"Any white person who does a public 'stolen land' acknowledgement should immediately give his or her land to native Americans. Otherwise they don't mean it. Also, I'm pretty sure they don't mean it," Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote on X.
"Oh, gee, this 'stolen land' nonsense again?" Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted on X. "Maybe she should step up and forfeit her Southern California mansion since it is supposedly on 'stolen land.'"
The whole "give your land back" to native tribes retort seems to be a popular argument among the right, which may have been popularized by a conservative journalist named Eric Daugherty shortly after Eilish’s speech on X.
Daugherty quickly uncovered that Eilish’s home is located on land that belongs to the Tongva tribe, and suggested that the “What Was I Made For?” singer should give her home back.
“She could also graciously host illegal aliens in her mansion,” Daugherty wrote on X Monday, “After all, she has the moral high ground. Put up or shut the F up.”
A spokesperson for the Tongva tribe confirmed to the Daily Mail in a statement on Monday that the “Bad Guy” singer’s home is “situated in our ancestral land.”
And despite what right-wing X would have you believe, the tribe seemed to appreciate Eilish’s remark.
“Eilish has not contacted our tribe directly regarding her property, we do value the instance when public figures provide visibility to the true history of this country,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that the tribe has reached out to Eilish’s team “to express our appreciation for her comments.”
They did, however, have one request of Eilish -- and it wasn’t to return her home.
“It is our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to ensure the public understands that the greater Los Angeles basin remains Gabrieleno Tongva territory.”