'It’s Times Like These facts matter: Trump camp hits back at Foo Fighters over song use
Former President Donald Trump's campaign fired back at the Foo Fighters, who last week said the campaign didn't have the band's permission to use its 1990s anthem "My hero."
Trump's campaign on Friday afternoon played the song as he welcomed Robert F. Kennedy to the stage at his Glendale, Arizona, rally. Kennedy's walk-out to the song — with fireworks igniting behind him and Trump — caught the attention of the band, which delivered a stern response.
“Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it,” a spokesperson told Billboard on Friday night. The person added that “appropriate actions are being taken” against Trump's campaign, and that any royalties received as a result of the usage will be donated to the Harris-Walz campaign.
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But according to the Trump campaign, not so fast.
"It’s Times Like These facts matter, don’t be a Pretender," campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung wrote in a post on X over the weekend, tagging the band.
Cheung, known for his often fiery statements, on Monday emailed The Hill to say it does, in fact, have a license to play the song.