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Neil Young 'NOT ok' with Trump playing his music at Mount Rushmore event - CNN
Jul 04, 2020 1 min, 21 secs
"This is NOT ok with me," Young wrote on Twitter Friday, responding to a video of "Rockin' In The Free World" heard blaring at Trump's event.

In another video of the event with "Like a Hurricane" playing, Young wrote, "I stand in solidarity with the Lakota Sioux" and reiterated, "this is NOT ok with me."

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

Young previously objected to Trump's use of "Rockin' In The Free World" in 2015 when the song was played during Trump's presidential announcement.

"Donald Trump was not authorized to use 'Rockin' In The Free World' in his presidential candidacy announcement," Young's management company said then, noting that the singer was a supporter of Vermont Sen.

Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign.

Trump's campaign manager at the time, Corey Lewandowski, told Rolling Stone that the campaign had licensed the song, but would respect Young's wish and not use it again, adding that "Trump is a big fan and likes Neil very much."

In February, Young, who became a US citizen this year, penned an open letter to Trump calling him "a disgrace to my country" and that "'Rockin' In The Free World' is not a song you can trot out at one of your rallies."

The Canadian native said he began his path to US citizenship because he wanted to vote against Trump in the 2020 election.

Young is among a number of other iconic rockers who have an issue with Trump's use of their music.

The Rolling Stones last week threatened legal action against Trump's campaign for playing their songs at his campaign rallies, which was first reported by Deadline.

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