Kenny Loggins opposes the US President Donald Trump using his song Danger zone in an AI video posted on his Truth Social account in response to “No Kings” protests on the weekend.
In the statement shared with Variety On Monday, Loggins, 77, demanded that his song be removed from I have a video showing Trump in a fighter jet dropping what appears to be feces on No Kings protesters.
“This is an unauthorized use of my performance Danger zone. No one asked my permission, which I refused, and I request that my entry in this video be removed immediately,” Loggins said in a statement.
“I can't imagine why anyone would want their music used or associated with something created for the sole purpose of dividing us. There are too many people trying to tear us apart and we need to find new ways to come together,” Loggins continued.
“We're all Americans, and we're all patriots. There's no 'us and them'—we're not who we're supposed to be. It's all of us. We're in this together.”
Loggins said he hopes “we can embrace music as a way to celebrate and bring each of us together.”
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Loggins' song featured in the AI video was widely used in 1986. Top shooter a film that AI video seems to pay homage to.
In response to a request for comment on the video, a White House spokesperson reportedly sent Variety a message. Top shooter meme with the caption: “I feel the need for speed.”
Millions of people marched and rallied in cities across the US on Saturday in the “No Kings” demonstration, denouncing what participants see as the government's rapid slide into authoritarianism under Trump.
People carrying signs with slogans such as “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” and “Resist fascism” filled Times Square in New York and rallied by the thousands in parks in Boston, Atlanta and Chicago.
Demonstrators marched through Washington and downtown Los Angeles and picketed outside capitols in several Republican-led states, at the courthouse in Billings, Montana, and in hundreds of smaller public places.
The official White House account on X reacts to No Kings Day share image Trump and US Vice President JD Vance wearing crowns over the image of the House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer wear hats.
“We are built differently. Good night everyone. 👑,” the caption read.
Meanwhile, Trump spent the weekend at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
“They say they call me a king. I am not a king,” the president said in his address. Fox News Interview which aired early Friday morning.
Trump's Republican Party disparaged the demonstrations, calling them “I Hate America” ralliesincluding the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson.
Coalition “No Kings” replied to Johnson's comments, calling the protest a “hate rally for America” and blaming it for the “ongoing government shutdown.”
“Speaker Johnson is running out of excuses to shut down the government. Instead of reopening the government, preserving affordable health care, or lowering costs for working families, he is attacking the millions of Americans who peacefully come together to say America belongs to its people, not kings,” the group said, adding that they will “see everyone on October 18th.”
“No Kings” protests first took place in hundreds of American cities on June 14 during a military parade in Washington to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which coincided with Trump's birthday.
The protests were held to counter what organizers said were Trump's plans to stroke his ego on his 79th birthday (which was also Flag Day). The “No Kings” theme was organized by the 50501 Movement – which stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement – and is made up of members of the American public who say they stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.
Protesters are calling for Trump to be “overthrown,” comparing his actions to those of a king rather than a democratically elected president.
“They have defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared from the streets, attacked our civil rights and cut our services,” the group says. on your websitereferring to the Trump administration and its policies. “They did all this while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.”
— With files from The Associated Press
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