Beyonce has vowed to submit a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign after the former president included a snippet of her “Freedom” – Kamala Harris’ unofficial campaign song — in a video released on social media, Rolling Stone has discovered.
According to a source close to Beyoncé, the Trump campaign did not obtain permission to use the Lemonade track in the 13-second video of Trump coming off a plane in Michigan posted by Trump campaign spokeswoman Steven Cheung on Tuesday.
Despite the cease-and-desist letter from Cheung’s label, the video remained on her X account as of press time Wednesday.
On Monday, the Harris-Walz campaign unveiled a new ad soundtracked by“Freedom,” with actor Jeffrey Wright providing the narration, “What kind of America do we want?” he asks. “One where we’re divided, angry, depressed? C’mon! We’re Americans! Fascism? We conquered it. The moon? Landed on it. The future? Building it. Freedom? Nobody loves it more.”
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Harris has used “Freedom” with Beyoncé’s permission since her presidential campaign began earlier this summer (after Joe Biden’s decision not to run for reelection).
Harris stepped out to the podium during her first public appearance after receiving Biden’s endorsement, as “Freedom” played. Not shortly later, her campaign released an official launch video incorporating the song.
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