White Stripes frontman Jack White has added his name to the list of musicians angry former President Donald Trump is using their music on the 2024 campaign trail.
The latest reprimand came after Donald Trump’s Deputy Director of Communications Margo Martin posted a video Thursday of the Republican candidate walking onto his private jet while the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” played in the background.
Very soon after the guitarist and singer made clear he was not happy about it before threatening litigation while calling the campaign “fascists.”
He countered the post on his Instagram page, saying, “Oh…. Don’t even think about using my music you fascists. Law suit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others.) Have a great day at work today Margo Martin.”
White added, “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.”
The rocker also referenced the debate over Trump taking a campaign photo op at Arlington National Cemetery.
Margo Martin has already deleted the original post with no acknowledgment of White’s acerbic response.
White’s post came after the Swedish pop band ABBA told the Trump campaign to stop using their songs for his campaign.
The Trump campaign used ABBA hits such as “The Winner Takes It All” and “Money, Money, Money” at a Trump rally in Minnesota in July, the U.S. state with the largest percentage of Swedish descendants.
In the past few weeks the Trump campaign has also received angry responses from Celine Dion, The Foo Fighters, Beyoncé, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, and the estate of the late singer Sinéad O’Connor.
The family of the late soul singer Isaac Hayes have previously threatened Trump’s campaign organizers.
During Trump’s 202o presidential campaign, Phil Collins and the estate of the late Tom Petty also sent cease and desist letters to Trump’s representatives.
