"It's absolutely dumbfounding that this con man succeeded in pulling the wool over so many Americans eyes not once, but twice"
‘Americans Chose A Known, Obvious Fascist’
After news of Trump’s reelection broke, White took to social media to share his thoughts on the next President of the United States – who he has publicly had issued with in the past. White shared a graphic of a Turkish proverb that reads: “The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them.
The White Stripes frontman wrote: “Trump won the popular vote. End of story. Americans chose a known, obvious fascist and now America will get whatever this wannabe dictator wants to enact from here on in. We all know what he is capable of: Project 2025, deportations, nationwide abortion ban, ending his own 2 term limit, backing Putin and his war, shutting down the Board of Education, adding to climate change, limiting LGBTQ rights, controlling the DOJ, keeping the minimum wage down, etc. etc. etc.. Any or all of it.”
Previously Jack White has warned the Donald Trump presidential campaign not to use his music after a clip of the The White Stripes’ music appeared in a Trump video. “Don’t even think about using my music”
The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’ was used in the clip of Trump travelling on his presidential campaign.
In a post on Instagram, White wrote: “Oh….Don’t even think about using my music you fascists” before saying he would be filing a lawsuit for its inappropriate use.”
He continued: “Law suit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others.) Have a great day at work today Margo Martin,” he added, addressing Trump’s Deputy Director of Communications.
In a complaint filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, former rock duo Jack White and Meg White accused Trump and his campaign of "flagrant misappropriation" of one of the "most well-known and influential musical works of all time".
The suit alleges that Trump infringed the band's copyright of the song and harmed the band by suggesting they support his bid for the presidency.
Another rally, another unauthorized use of an artist’s music by the Trump campaign. This time around, it’s ABBA claiming that the Trump campaign did not have the Swedish group’s permission to play their music at a Minnesota rally.
Trump leaned especially hard on ABBA’s music during the July 27 rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the state with the highest Swedish population. In addition to playing songs like “Dancing Queen,” “Money, Money, Money,” and “The Winner Takes It All,” the rally also screened ABBA video footage, again, without permission.
In ABBA terms, Trump’s unauthorized use of music has long been his “Waterloo”: Just this month, Celine Dion asked him to stop playing “My Heart Will Go On,” and the Isaac Hayes estate is demanding $3 million over the continued usage of “Hold On, I’m Coming” at rallies.
Trump has received similar complaints in the past for using songs by Tom Petty, Rihanna, the Rolling Stones, the Village People, John Fogerty, Aerosmith, Linkin Park, and Journey, and just added Foo Fighters and Beyonce to his hit list this past week.
