Trump faces first law suit after announcing 2024 White House bid

Donald Trump has been threatened with legal action by the family of late singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes after using a song he wrote during his speech. The former President, 76, played 1966 hit ‘Hold on I’m Coming’ at his rally in Florida last night as he announced a fresh bid to take the White House in 2024.The press conference at his $160million estate in Mar-a-Lago turned into a rally with hundreds of cheering supporters.But the family and estate of Isaac Hayes took to Twitter to make it clear they objected to the song being played. It was heard after Mr Trump announced his intention to run for President again.In a statement posted on his Twitter account, they said: “Once again, The estate and family of Isaac Hayes DID NOT approve the use of ‘Hold on I’m coming’ by Sam and Dave by Donald Trump at his 2024 Presidential announcement tonight. We are exploring multiple legal options to stop this unauthorized use.”They added: “Stopping a politician from using your music is not always an easy task, but we are dedicated to making sure that Donald Trump does not continue to use ‘Hold on I’m Coming’ by written by Isaac Hayes an David Porter in further rallies and public appearances.” Trump used Isaac Watts’ song Hold on I’m Coming at his launch event (Image: GETTY)Isaac Hayes was a US singer songwriter born in Tenessee in 1942 who died in 2008. He became one of the leading figures behind the southern soul music label Stax Records.Hayes and his writing partner Dave Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, and others.Hold on I’m Coming, written for Sam and Dave, was one of his early big hits in 1966.It has become a popular piece for political rallies and has been used by Donald Trump before.READ MORE: Donald Trump faces rocky start as Republican pulls rug from under bidOnce again, The estate and family of Isaac Hayes DID NOT approve the use of ‘Hold on I’m coming” by Sam and Dave by Donald Trump at his 2024 Presidential announcement tonight. We are exploring multiple legal options to stop this unauthorized use.- Isaac Hayes (@isaachayes) November 16, 2022 Stopping a politician from using your music is not always an easy task, but we are dedicated to making sure that Donald Trump does not continue to use ‘Hold on I’m Coming’ by written by Isaac Hayes an David Porter in further rallies and public appearances.- Isaac Hayes (@isaachayes) November 16, 2022 The legal suit is the latest in a growing list of musicians who have objected to Mr Trump using their music at rallies.They include the Beatles, Sir Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Adele, Leonard Cohen, Queen and Rihanna.Different musicians have taken varying approaches to tackling Mr Trump using their music.In 2016, Bruce Springsteen opposed Trump using his song ‘Born in the USA’ at Trump’s political rallies.However, rather than take legal action, he announced his support for Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, and even campaigned for her. As a result, the song was booed every time Trump would play it at rallies from that point on.Meanwhile, Sir Elton John inisted his objection was not personal or based on political differences.He said that as a British musician, his music had no place in US politics at all, and that someone like Ted Nugent was more appropriate.DON’T MISS’Time for Republicans to end the Trump purgatory and begin new era’ [INSIGHT]A US voting map shows parties of the right face a voter timebomb [REVEAL]Should the UK follow Germany with low-cost unlimited travel pass? POLL [REACT] Adele has objected to her music being used by Trump (Image: GETTY)Objections over the use of music is unlilely to be Mr Trump’s biggest obstacle though with many Republicans now seeking an alternative candidate to run against him as the 2024 nominee.Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, daughter of the ex-Vice President Dick Cheney who was forced out as a candidate because she opposed Mr Trump, last night said she was “confident” he would not be President again.Meanwhile, momentum is gathering behind the candidacy of Florida governor Ron DeSantis after his massive almost 20-point victory in what was previously a swing state.At his rally, Mr Trump said: “America’s comeback starts right now.”