White Stripes sue Trump for using Seven Nation Army in campaign posts

The rock duo White Stripes has sued Donald Trump for using their hit song Seven Nation Army in a campaign post. 

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 who performs alongside drummer Meg White, shared the first page of the lawsuit and said: ‘This machine sues fascists.’

Shortly after Trump staffer Margo McAtee shared the video, which has since been deleted, to X on August 29, Jack slammed the presidential candidate for using his song. 

‘Oh….Don’t even think about using my music you fascists. Lawsuit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others). 

Shortly after Trump staffer Margo McAtee shared the video, which has since been deleted, to X on August 29, Jack slammed the presidential candidate for using his song

‘Have a great day at work today Margo Martin. And as long as I’m here, a double f*** you DonOLD for insulting our nation’s veterans at Arlington you scum. 

‘You should lose every military family’s vote immediately from that if ANYTHING makes sense anymore,’ Jack wrote. 

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, said the band was also objecting 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 sues fascists’ 

The band sued the presidential candidate over a video of him walking onto a plane for campaign stops in Michigan and Wisconsin last month

The suit 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 he denied a request to force the campaign to take down any existing videos that feature the song.

Hayes, who died in 2008 at age 65, and David Porter co-wrote ‘Hold On, I’m Coming,’ a 1966 hit for soul duo Sam and Dave.

Ronald Coleman, an attorney for Trump and his campaign told reporters after the hearing that the campaign had already agreed not to use the song going forward.

The members of Swedish pop group ABBA told 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)

The members of Swedish pop group ABBA told 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 released where ABBA’s music has been used at Trump events, and we have therefore requested that such use be immediately removed and taken down,’ the band’s record label Universal Music said in a statement.

It said no permission or license had been granted to the Trump campaign.

The members of the band 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.