Kenny Loggins is calling out President Donald Trump for using his voice in what many are describing as a disturbing, AI-manipulated spectacle of political propaganda.
The 77-year-old music legend says his iconic track “Danger Zone” was stolen and misused by the Trump campaign in an unhinged video posted to Truth Social this week—one that shows a digital Trump piloting a fighter jet and dumping what appears to be feces onto peaceful protesters.
“This is an unauthorized use of my performance,” Loggins said in a forceful statement released Monday. “Nobody asked me for permission—because they knew I’d say no.”
The AI-generated clip depicts Trump, wearing a golden crown and flying over New York City in a jet labeled “King Trump,” releasing a torrent of brown sludge over a group of demonstrators. Among the first targets? Liberal activist and influencer Harry Sisson, 23, who has been outspoken against MAGA 2.0. The sludge has been widely described online as “digital feces.”
“I can’t imagine why anyone would want their music associated with something so toxic,” Loggins added. “This was clearly created to divide us, and I won’t be part of it.”
“Danger Zone” was originally released in 1986 for the blockbuster film Top Gun, and it helped define an entire era of cinematic Americana. But Loggins says that spirit of unity has been twisted by Trump’s use of the track in what many are calling digital authoritarian cosplay.
“Music is supposed to bring us together,” Loggins said. “This clip does the opposite. It’s propaganda—plain and simple.”
A request for comment to the Trump White House was met with mockery. Instead of addressing the unauthorized use of the song, the administration sent back a meme of Tom Cruise from Top Gun with the caption: “I feel the need for speed.”
This latest video is part of a growing trend from the president, who has been using AI-generated content to ridicule political opponents and pump up his base in the lead-up to the 2026 midterms.
Just this month, Trump posted:
- An AI video portraying Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries in cartoonish sombreros.
- A disturbing clip set to Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”, casting Trump ally Russell Vought as a literal reaper.
- An AI deepfake ad—shared by the National Republican Senatorial Committee—that animates Schumer’s face into a slow, robotic stare while fake audio plays over his lips.
Critics across the aisle have condemned the videos as creepy, misleading, and ethically dangerous.
Legal experts say Trump’s use of copyrighted music in AI clips is more than just a bad look—it may be illegal.
“Unauthorized use of an artist’s recording, especially in political messaging, is a clear violation of copyright,” said Susan Devereaux, a copyright attorney and media ethics scholar at Georgetown Law. “Trump’s camp knows this, but they’re banking on chaos and delay.”
This isn’t the first time a major artist has clashed with Trump over music. Bruce Springsteen, Adele, Rihanna, and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler have all publicly ordered Trump to stop using their music at rallies and events.
The AI video specifically targets demonstrators carrying “No Kings” signs—a movement born out of fears that Trump, now in his second term, is sliding the country toward authoritarianism.
“The sludge in that video is symbolic of what Trump is doing to democracy,” said protest organizer Maria Chen, 28, whose face appears briefly in the clip. “He’s treating dissent like waste—and using stolen art to do it.”
Despite decades of staying apolitical, Loggins isn’t staying silent this time.
“I’m not anti-American. I’m anti-fascism,” he said. “If you think flying a golden jet and dumping sludge on fellow Americans is patriotic—you’re the one in the danger zone.”
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