Linkin Park filed a cease and desist order in regards to their song “In The End” being used in a campaign-style video for U.S. President Donald Trump tonight (July 18th). Trump himself retweeted the video this evening via his official Twitter account, before Twitter disabled the media playback in the video in light of Linkin Park‘s complaint. The video racked up some 3.5 million views before being being disabled.
Trump retweeted the video from Dan Scavino, who serves as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications. Linkin Park themselves commented via social media:
Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued.
— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) July 19, 2020
Months prior to his 2017 death, late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington shared the following of Trump on his social media:
I repeat….. Trump is a greater threat to the USA than terrorism!! We have to take back our voices and stand for what we believe in
— Chester Bennington (@ChesterBe) January 30, 2017
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