At Friday’s campaign rally in Arizona, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. entered the stage to the sound of the American rock band’s song “My Hero,” which had been presented by the Republican presidential candidate.
Mr. Kennedy, whose uncle is President John F. Kennedy and whose father was presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, made an appearance at the rally not long after declaring he was going to halt his independent presidential campaign in order to help Mr. Trump in a few states.
Social media users asked Foo Fighters’ official Twitter account if they had granted Mr. Trump permission to use the 1997 song, and their response was a simple “No.”
The rock group also shared a screenshot of their “let us be clear” comment on their X page.
The band’s representative told the PA news agency, “Foo Fighters did not request permission, and they would not have given it if they had.
The band joins a lengthy line of musicians who have opposed Mr. Trump’s use of their songs without permission.
The pop singer chastised him for performing her timeless ballad My Heart Will Go On at a political gathering earlier this month.
In a statement, her management team said that the usage of the record label and the Canadian artist’s
