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The White Stripes sued former President Donald Trump<\/a> on Monday in a case that alleges he used their hit song \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d without permission in a video posted to social media.<\/p>\n The band has accused Trump and his presidential campaign of copyright infringement for playing the song\u2019s iconic opening riff over a video of Trump boarding a plane for campaign stops in Michigan and Wisconsin last month.<\/p>\n The Trump campaign did not immediately return an emailed request for comment.<\/p>\n The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, said the band was also objecting to Trump\u2019s use of the song because members Jack White and Meg White \u201cvehemently oppose the policies adopted and actions taken by Defendant Trump when he was President and those he has proposed for the second term he seeks.\u201d<\/p>\n Several\u00a0prominent<\/a> musicians\u00a0have previously criticized Trump for\u00a0using their songs<\/a>\u00a0at rallies. Last week, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled that Trump and his campaign must stop using the song\u00a0\u201cHold On, I\u2019m Coming\u201d<\/a>\u00a0after a lawsuit from the estate of Isaac Hayes Jr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nRecommended reading:<\/strong>
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