White House Doubles-Down on Trump ‘No Kings’ Feces Bomber Video With ‘Top Gun’ Meme After Kenny Loggins Complaint

The Trump meme presidency continued to (t)roll down the road connected Monday (Oct. 20) erstwhile the White House responded to a petition for remark astir Kenny Loggins‘ request that officials region an unauthorized usage of 1 of his biggest hits successful an violative AI-generated video.

In a connection connected his Instagram connected Monday, the vocalist slammed Trump’s usage of his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 Top Gun deed “Danger Zone” successful a clip posted connected Oct. 18 featuring an AI Trump, wearing a crown, flying a “King Trump”-labeled combatant pitchy and dumping what appears to beryllium torrents of quality excrement connected protesters astatine the monolithic “No Kings” rallies connected Saturday.

“I petition that my signaling connected this video is removed immediately,” Loggins wrote of what helium called the wholly “unauthorized” usage of the song, adding that helium was not asked for permission, and if helium had been, helium would person denied. “I can’t ideate wherefore anybody would privation their euphony utilized oregon associated with thing created with the sole intent of dividing us. Too galore radical are trying to teardrop america apart, and we request to find caller ways to travel together.”

The deployment of the scatological clip by the 79-year-old president is the latest illustration of the White House’s usage of artificial quality to make memes intended to troll their perceived enemies. In the latest lawsuit the people was peacefully protesting American citizens acrophobic astir what they spot arsenic eroding antiauthoritarian norms from what experts person said is an increasingly imperial presidency.

According to EW, erstwhile the mag asked the White House for remark astir Loggins’ statement, an authoritative rep responded with a Top Gun meme: a representation of stars Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards connected the tarmac with the movie’s superimposed catchphrase “I Feel the Need For Speed.”

Organizers said the monolithic No Kings rallies connected Saturday decrying what protesters accidental is the authoritarian bent of the Trump medication featured 2,600 events successful astir each authorities that drew more than 7 cardinal attendees, making it 1 of the largest wide protests successful U.S. history.

Loggins joins a agelong database of musicians who person lashed retired astatine Trump for utilizing their euphony without support successful his run and White House videos. Just recently, the members of Blue Öyster Cult distanced themselves from the president aft “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” was utilized successful an AI clip that mocked Democra...