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Linkin Park: welcome to the resistance. After President Trump retweeted a video using the rock band hit “In the End” on July 18, the band posted a copyright complaint to Twitter and the video was removed. “Linkin Park did not endorse or endorse Trump, nor authorized his organization to use our music,” the band tweeted. “A cease and desist has been issued.” The original video, with clips of Trump’s opening speech, came from Dan Scavino, the president’s deputy chief of staff for communications. The retweet is no longer in Trump’s feed. Some fans found the use of Linkin Park music especially insensitive given the moment: two days before the anniversary of lead singer Chester Bennington’s death by suicide. Linkin Park joins a number of recent bands that have denounced Trump’s use of his music, from Panic! at the disco Nickelback to the Rolling Stones. When it came to Linkin Park music, Trump tried (not) so much and got (not) that far, but in the end, it really didn’t matter (because the video was removed).
