Singer Kenny Loggins demanded that his tune be faraway from a meme President Donald Trump posted on Saturday.
In a press release shared with Variety on Monday, the musician slammed Trump for utilizing his “Hazard Zone” observe in an A.I.-generated submit by which Trump dumped fecal matter on “No Kings” protesters from an F-18 fighter jet.
“That is an unauthorized use of my efficiency of ‘Hazard Zone.' No one requested me for my permission, which I'd have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is eliminated instantly,” Loggins mentioned.
Trump's meme served as a response to the “No Kings” demonstrations that occurred in a number of U.S. cities on Saturday, protesting the Trump administration's agenda — together with its federal crackdown on immigration and crime in U.S. cities.
Within the A.I. video, a crown-wearing Trump flew an F-18 over “No Kings” demonstrators and dumped fecal matter onto them from the airplane. In a single shot from the clip, a protester — believed to be younger progressive activist Harry Sisson — bore the total brunt of Trump's payload.
Loggins' tune made well-known by the film, “Prime Gun,” performed all through the clip. The artist lamented that his tune had develop into a part of what he described as a divisive submit.
“I can't think about why anyone would need their music used or related to one thing created with the only real goal of dividing us. Too many individuals are attempting to tear us aside, and we have to discover new methods to return collectively,” he mentioned. “We're all People, and we're all patriotic. There is no such thing as a ‘us and them' — that's not who we're, neither is it what we must be. It's all of us. We're on this collectively, and it's my hope that we will embrace music as a method of celebrating and uniting every one in every of us.”
Sisson additionally commented on Trump's meme, posting on X on Sunday: “Can a reporter please ask Trump why he posted an AI video of himself dropping poop on me from a fighter jet? That will be nice, thanks.”
Vice President JD Vance replied to the left-wing influencer, stating, “I'll ask him for you Harry.”
The White Home didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.
