Donald Trump has, with seemingly no context, blasted Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen at a rally.
The President was speaking at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Discussing his win in the 2016 election, Trump hit back at his usual foes – Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – and also discussed how he didn’t need the support of such big celebrities as Bey, Jay and The Boss.
He said: “I didn’t need Beyoncé and Jay-Z. I didn’t need little Bruce Springsteen,” before mocking Springsteen’s presence at political rallies, saying he would “do about two songs, then leave…and everyone leaves with him. And (Hillary Clinton is) still speaking in front of the same lousy crowd. Craziest thing I’ve ever seen.” Watch footage of the speech below.
Prince’s estate then hit back at Trump, saying: “The Prince Estate will never give permission to President Trump to use Prince’s songs,” and that Trump promised to stop using The Purple One’s music a year ago.
President Trump played Prince’s “Purple Rain” tonight at a campaign event in Minneapolis despite confirming a year ago that the campaign would not use Prince’s music. The Prince Estate will never give permission to President Trump to use Prince’s songs. pic.twitter.com/FuMUPzSWOe
— Prince (@prince) October 11, 2019
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Meanwhile, Nickelback recently saw a huge spike in streams of their song ‘Photograph’ after Trump used the track in a viral meme he tweeted to attack Democrat rival Joe Biden.