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Kenny Loggins seeks removal of ‘Danger Zone’ from Trump's AI clip against No Kings protestors, ‘Trying to tear us apart’
Kenny Loggins demands President Trump remove his song from an AI-generated video that features him throwing sludge on protesters
Singer Kenny Loggins is calling on President Donald Trump to take down his song from a bizarre AI-generated video that shows him throwing sludge on “No Kings” protesters.'
Loggins, 77, clarified that he never gave Trump permission to include his 1986 hit song “Danger Zone”in the video, which also shows the POTUS flying a jet with phrase “King Trump” and even donning a crown.
“This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone,’” Loggins stated in a statement, which was posted to the musician’s official website “Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately.”
“I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us,” the singer continued.
‘There is no ‘us and them,’ says Kenny Loggins
Urging Americans to stay united, he went on to say, “Too many people are trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together. We’re all Americans, and we’re all patriotic. There is no ‘us and them’ — that’s not who we are, nor is it what we should be. It’s all of us. We’re in this together, and it is my hope that we can embrace music as a way of celebrating and uniting each and every one of us.”
As of Monday, the video was still available on Trump's Truth Social page, featuring the "Danger Zone" playing over the pictures.
Trump and use of songs for political purposes
Loggins is by no means the first performer to call on Trump or his administration to refrain from using their songs for political purposes. Actors such as the Foo Fighters, Beyoncé, ABBA, Sinead O'Connor, Isaac Hayes (via his estate), and The White Stripes have all called for their tracks to be removed from Trump rallies, campaign materials, and social media posts in the past few years alone.
Theo Von, a comedian and podcaster who was present at Trump's January inauguration, also asked last month that the DHS cease using a video of him to advertise their deportation operations.
Trump, on the other hand, said he's "not a king" and "works [his] a– off to make our country great" in response to reports that protesters were assembling for "No Kings" demonstrations around the US.
