Donald Trump’s Republican candidacy announcement used liberal Neil Young’s music despite the irony | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Donald Trump made his big announcement on Tuesday to let us know he is totally serious (wink wink) this time about running for Preznit. But when The Donald walked on the stage, a rock and roll song blared through the speakers: Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” Mother Jones reports: It was an odd choice,…

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has already hit the first bump on his road to the White House. The New York real estate tycoon, who announced his campaign for the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Tuesday, has been accused of using a song without permission at his campaign-kickoff event. On Tuesday, Trump strode onto the stage with…