US rock band slams Trump for using song


Los Angeles, Feb 17 (IANS): American Alternative rockers, R.E.M. has slammed President Donald Trump for retweeting a video clip from his State of the Union address that feature the band's superhit song, "Everybody Hurts".

The video, that feature clips of Democrats looking none too pleased with the speech, was created by pro-Trump memester Carpe Donktum and has become the latest in a long line of disputes between politicians and rock stars, reports CNN.

R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills blasted Carpe Donktum and Trump on Saturday.

"Measures have been taken to stop it. @jack you need to get on this," he tweeted, calling out Twitter chief Jack Dorsey.

The clip was removed from the President's account but can still be found elsewhere.

Later on Saturday, Trump retweeted another video of his State of the Union speech by Carpe Donktum -- this time with the backtrack "Proud to be an American" by Lee Greenwood who performed at the President's inauguration in 2017.

In 2015, lead singer Michael Stipe blasted Trump for playing another R.E.M. tune on the campaign trail, "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)".

  

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