Linkin Park is the latest musical act to join the list of artists banning their music from President Trump’s reelection campaign.
The band issued a cease and desist after their hit song “In the End” appeared in a video shared by White House social media director Dan Scavino and retweeted by Trump.
“Linkin Park did not endorse or endorse Trump, nor did he authorize his organization to use any of our music,” read the band’s official Twitter tweet Saturday. “A cease and desist has been issued.”
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The video has now been disabled on Twitter “in response to a report by the copyright owner,” says a site notice that replaces the video.
The version of the song used in the video was a version performed by Tommee Profitt with Fleurie and Jung Youth, Variety reports.
On Saturday, Youth tweeted in response.
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“Today I discovered that Trump illegally used a song that I am part of in a propaganda video that he tweeted,” he tweeted. “Anyone who knows me knows that I am firmly against bigotry and racism. Much love to everyone in the Twitter community who helped remove the video!”
Linkin Park will perform during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
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The late Linkin Park leader Chester Bennington had previously expressed his displeasure at Trump.
“I repeat … Trump is a greater threat to the United States than terrorism!” Bennington wrote on Twitter in 2017. “We have to get our voices back and defend what we believe in.”
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Other artists to condemn the use of his music by the Trump administration and campaign teams include Neil Young, Tom Petty (through his estate), The Rolling Stones, Elton John, and Adele.
