Foo Fighters weren’t having it with former President Donald Trump introducing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to their song “My Hero” at an Arizona campaign rally on Friday.
Trump, just hours after the conspiracy theorist suspended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed the GOP nominee, described Kennedy as “highly respected” and a “great person” before he walked out to the rock band’s iconic 1998 track.
Foo Fighters offered just one word to X user @WUTangKids when asked if the band let Trump use “My Hero” for RFK Jr.’s introduction.
“No,” replied the band, whose founder Dave Grohl has previously referred to Trump a “massive jerk.”
No
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) August 24, 2024
The band later shared a screenshot of the response to their main account, adding, “Let us be clear.”
A spokesperson for Foo Fighters told Billboard on Friday that the Trump campaign did not ask for permission to use the song and “would not have granted it” if they were.
The spokesperson noted that “appropriate actions are being taken” against the Trump campaign and royalties the band receives due to its usage would be donated to the Harris campaign.
Trump’s use of “My Hero” comes days after Beyoncé reportedly threatened to send a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign for its unauthorized use of her song “Freedom,” a track she approved for the Harris campaign.
A number of artists have gone after Trump for using their songs without their approval over the years.
Celine Dion spoke out against Trump using “My Heart Will Go On” at a campaign rally earlier this month.
The family of the late Isaac Hayes threatened a copyright infringement lawsuit this month, as well, against the GOP nominee and his campaign for playing his song “Hold On, I’m Coming.”
And the estate of the late Sinéad O’Connor have also slammed him for using her performance of “Nothing Compares 2 U” at campaign rallies, calling on Trump and his associates to “desist from using her music immediately.”
HuffPost has reached out to the Trump campaign, which was not immediately available for comment on the use of the Foo Fighters song.
