Rock duo White Stripes are suing Donald Trump for using their hit song Seven Nation Army in a campaign publication.
The band has accused Trump and his presidential campaign of copyright infringement for playing the song’s iconic opening riff over a video of Trump boarding a plane for campaign stops in Michigan and Wisconsin last month.
In an Instagram post on Monday, Jack White, the lead singer and guitarist of the band that plays alongside drummer Meg White, shared the first page of the lawsuit and said, “This machine is suing fascists.”
Shortly after Trump staffer Margo McAtee shared the since-deleted video on X on Aug. 29, Jack criticized the presidential candidate for using his song.
“Oh… Don’t even think about using my music, fascists. My lawyers are going to sue me for this (which will add to the other 5 thousand you have).”
Rock duo the White Stripes have sued Donald Trump for using their hit song Seven Nation Army in a campaign publication.
Shortly after Trump staffer Margo McAtee shared the since-deleted video with X on Aug. 29, Jack criticized the presidential candidate for using his song.
“Have a great day at work, Margo Martin. And while I’m here, I’m bidding you a double goodbye, DonOLD, for insulting our nation’s veterans in Arlington, you scumbag.
“If ANYTHING still makes sense, you should lose the vote of all military families immediately,” Jack wrote.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, said the band also objected to Trump’s use of the song because members Jack and Meg “vehemently oppose the policies adopted and actions taken by Defendant Trump when he was President and those he has proposed for the second term he seeks.”
Several prominent musicians have previously criticized Trump for using their songs at rallies.
Last week, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled that Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” after a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the estate of Isaac Hayes Jr.
On Monday, Jack posted the first page of the lawsuit on his Instagram and captioned it: ‘This machine is suing fascists.’
The band is suing the presidential candidate over a video of him boarding a plane for campaign stops in Michigan and Wisconsin last month.
The lawsuit alleged that Trump, his campaign and several of his allies had infringed its copyright and should pay damages.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash ruled that Trump must stop using the song, but rejected a request to force the campaign to remove any existing videos that include the song.
Hayes, who died in 2008 at age 65, and David Porter co-wrote “Hold On, I’m Coming,” a 1966 hit by soul duo Sam and Dave.
Ronald Coleman, a lawyer for Trump and his campaign, told reporters after the hearing that the campaign had already agreed not to use the song in the future.
Members of Swedish pop group ABBA have asked Trump to stop using their music and videos at his campaign rallies, according to the band’s record label.
Last week, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled that Trump and his campaign must stop using the song ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ after a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the estate of Isaac Hayes Jr (pictured).
Members of Swedish pop group ABBA have asked Trump to stop using their music and videos at his campaign rallies, according to the band’s record label.
ABBA hits including “The Winner Takes It All,” “Money, Money, Money” and “Dancing Queen” were played at a rally held by Trump and his running mate JD Vance on July 27 in Minnesota, accompanied by videos.
“Together with the members of ABBA, we have discovered that videos have been posted in which ABBA’s music has been used at Trump events, and have therefore requested that such use be removed and taken down immediately,” the band’s record label, Universal Music, said in a statement.
He said no permit or license had been granted to the Trump campaign.
The band members declined to comment further, a representative said, adding that they fully supported Universal’s statement.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
