Iconic Singer’s Estate Warns Trump Never to Use His Song ^50.3%

The Daily Beast - By William Vaillancourt - 6/24/2026, 8:12 PM

Unattributed Quote 50.5% - Appeal to Emotion 32.2% - Negativity Bias 30.3%

Leonard Cohen’s estate has objected to Donald Trump’s planned use of his song “Hallelujah” at the Freedom 250 rally in Washington. Trump, 80, said weeks ago that singers Lee Greenwood and Christopher Macchio would take the stage at the Great American State Fair, with Macchio singing the 1984 single, among other tunes. “The Leonard Cohen... more