Donald Trump ‘s campaign is asserting its right to use Foo Fighters ‘ “My Hero” at events despite the band’s public denunciation of the campaign’s prior use of the track. “We have a license to play the song,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung wrote in an email to The Hill . Additionally, he tweeted at the band, using puns of the group’s song titles in his response: “It’s Times Like These facts matter, don’t be a Pretender,” Cheung wrote, tagging Foo Fighters and adding a link to The Independent ‘s article about the licensing issue.
It’s Times Like These facts matter, don’t be a Pretender. @foofighters https://t.co/yutdFMKH2X pic.
twitter.com/l6d6BSnDw2 Trump played Foo Fighters’ 1997 anthem in welcoming Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
to the stage at a Friday (Aug. 23) rally in Glendale, Ariz., held after the independent presidential candidate suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump for president.
“I don’t think too many of you people have heard of him, he’s very low-key,” Trump said just before the chorus of “My Hero” began to play. “He’s a very low-key person, but he’s highly respected. He is a great person.
I’ve known him for so long. For the past 16 months. Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.” “Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it,” a spokesperson previously told Billboard of the unauthorized usage. Furthermore, “appropriate actions are being taken” against the campaign, t.