Johnny Marr has slammed Donald Trump for playing a song by the Smiths at one of his presidential campaign rallies.
The Smiths guitarist has made it clear that he will put a stop to Trump's campaign team using the band's songs during their political events.
One user on X/Twitter posted footage from a 2023 rally in South Dakota in which Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want can be heard playing as the crowd waits for the event to begin. In the caption, they wrote, "You actually hear the Smiths more often than you'd think at 2024 Trump rallies."
Marr shared the post and declared that the Smiths would be heard no more at Trump rallies.
"Ahh...right...OK," Marr wrote. "I never in a million years would've thought this could come to pass. Consider this s**t shut right down right now."
The Smiths' music has reportedly been played at several Trump events, including his most recent rally in Laconia, New Hampshire on Monday.
"As Trump is scheduled to take the stage in Laconia, the new addition to his pre rally music is The Smiths," another user wrote.
Marr is not the first musician to speak out against the use of their songs at Trump rallies - Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Queen, among others, have all publicly voiced their objections.
Trump won New Hampshire's Republican primary on Tuesday, further cementing his lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination ahead of the U.S. election in November.
The Smiths guitarist has made it clear that he will put a stop to Trump's campaign team using the band's songs during their political events.
One user on X/Twitter posted footage from a 2023 rally in South Dakota in which Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want can be heard playing as the crowd waits for the event to begin. In the caption, they wrote, "You actually hear the Smiths more often than you'd think at 2024 Trump rallies."
Marr shared the post and declared that the Smiths would be heard no more at Trump rallies.
"Ahh...right...OK," Marr wrote. "I never in a million years would've thought this could come to pass. Consider this s**t shut right down right now."
The Smiths' music has reportedly been played at several Trump events, including his most recent rally in Laconia, New Hampshire on Monday.
"As Trump is scheduled to take the stage in Laconia, the new addition to his pre rally music is The Smiths," another user wrote.
Marr is not the first musician to speak out against the use of their songs at Trump rallies - Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Queen, among others, have all publicly voiced their objections.
Trump won New Hampshire's Republican primary on Tuesday, further cementing his lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination ahead of the U.S. election in November.