Beyoncé hits Trump team with cease-and-desist warning: report

A day after Donald Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung posted a video of the ex-president exiting a plane for his Michigan rally Tuesday night, Rolling Stone reports that Beyoncé has hit the MAGA team with a cease-and-desist for using the superstar's popular song, "Freedom."

Per the report, "A source close to Beyoncé tells Rolling Stone that the Trump campaign did not receive permission to use the Lemonade track in the 13-second video" Cheung posted via X.

After Kamala Harris accepted the 2024 Democratic nomination earlier this month, the vice president received permission from Beyoncé to use "Freedom" as her campaign's official song, and included the track in her official launch video.

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MSNBC's Clarissa-Jan Lim writes:

The GOP campaign spokesperson’s use of a song that Harris had established as her anthem of sorts is somewhat ironic. Trump recently accused the Democratic nominee of stealing his proposal to end taxes on tips, a policy she floated earlier this month and one he initially put forward in June. (Though neither candidate has released their full plan, many economists have criticized the idea, saying it would result in workers pressuring customers to tip more and encourage Americans to declare more of their income as tips.)

Lim also notes that when The Hill contacted Cheung for comment, the Trump staffer replied: "Freedom, freedom!"

Rolling Stone reports that despite the cease-and-desist threat, the video remains up on Cheung's X account.

Watch the video below or at this link.

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