Kenny Loggins has expressed frustration over the “unauthorized use” of his No. 1 hit “Danger Zone” in an AI-generated video posted by Donald Trump to Truth Social on Saturday, calling for the song to be “removed immediately.”
“Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied,” he said in a statement sent to Consequence via email. “I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us.”
Loggins continued, “Too many people are trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together. We’re all Americans, and we’re all patriotic. There is no ‘us and them’ — that’s not who we are, nor is it what we should be. It’s all of us. We’re in this together, and it is my hope that we can embrace music as a way of celebrating and uniting each and every one of us.”
The statement came after Trump shared the video, which depicts the US president flying a fighter jet labeled “King Trump” and dumping feces on “No Kings” protestors, in an apparent commentary on the nationwide demonstrations.
