Foo Fighters weren’t having it with former President Donald Trump introducing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the track “My Hero” at a Friday marketing campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona.
Simply hours after information broke that Kennedy was suspending his impartial presidential marketing campaign and endorsing the GOP nominee, Trump described him as “extremely revered” and a “nice particular person” earlier than the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist walked out to Foo Fighters’ iconic monitor.
The rock band provided only one phrase on X, previously Twitter, when requested if the group had “let Trump use ‘My Hero’ to welcome RFK Jr. on stage.”
“No,” said the band, whose founder, Dave Grohl, has beforehand referred to Trump as a “massive jerk.”
The band later posted a screenshot of the trade to its X web page, including, “Allow us to be clear.”
A spokesperson for Foo Fighters told Billboard on Friday that the Trump marketing campaign didn’t ask for permission to make use of the track and that the band “wouldn’t have granted it.”
The spokesperson stated that “acceptable actions are being taken” in opposition to the Republican’s marketing campaign and that royalties the band receives in connection to Trump’s utilization could be donated to Kamala Harris’ Democratic marketing campaign.
Trump’s use of “My Hero” comes days after reports a few cease-and-desist from singer Beyoncé over his marketing campaign’s use of “Freedom,” a song she approved to be used by the Harris marketing campaign.
Different artists and their representatives have equally gone after Trump for utilizing their songs with out approval up to now.
Celine Dion’s staff spoke out in opposition to Trump utilizing “My Coronary heart Will Go On” at a marketing campaign rally earlier this month.
The household of Isaac Hayes threatened a copyright infringement lawsuit in opposition to the GOP nominee and his marketing campaign for taking part in the track “Maintain On, I’m Coming.”
And the property of Sinéad O’Connor has slammed him for utilizing her model of “Nothing Compares 2 U” at marketing campaign rallies, calling on Trump and his associates to “desist from utilizing her music instantly.”
HuffPost reached out to the Trump marketing campaign, which was not instantly accessible for touch upon using the Foo Fighters track.
