Beyonce has threatened to take legal action against former President Donald Trump after his team included her song, “Freedom,” in a recent video on social media. In the clip, Trump walks down off of an airplane as the track plays in the background. Its use is ironic, considering Vice President Kamala Harris has been using it throughout her campaign.
Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung posted the 13-second clip on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. It comes after Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, used the song in a new promotional video narrated by Jeffrey Wright. “What kind of America do we want?” Wright asks in the ad.
“One where we’re divided, angry, depressed? C’mon! We’re Americans! Fascism? We conquered it. The Moon? Landed on it. The future? Building it.
Freedom? Nobody loves it more.” Read More: Donald Trump's "Collab Track" With Kodak Black & Fivio Foreign Leads To Twitter Uproar LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Recording artist Beyonce accepts the award for Best Urban Contemporary Album for 'Lemonade,' onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for NARAS) The latest drama for Harris comes after she's been appearing at the Democratic National Convention throughout the week.
Several key figures in the party spoke on her behalf at the vent, including Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and more. Biden, who successfully ran with her at his side in .