Kenny Loggins uses his song “Danger Zone” to speak out against US President Donald Trump in an AI video posted to his Truth Social account in response to the weekend's “No Kings” protests.
In a statement shared with Variety on Monday, Loggins, 77, demanded that his song be removed from an AI video that showed President Trump aboard a fighter jet dropping what appeared to be feces on “No Kings” protesters.
“This is an unauthorized use of my 'Danger Zone' performance. No one asked me for permission, but I would have refused. I demand that any recording of me in this video be immediately deleted,” Loggins said in a statement.
“I can't imagine why anyone would want their music to be used or associated with something that was created for the sole purpose of dividing us. With so many people trying to tear us apart, we need to find new ways to come together,” Loggins continued.
“We're all Americans and we're all patriots. There's no 'us and them.' It's not who we are, and it's not who we should be. It's all of us. We're all in this together.”
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“If we can embrace music as a way to celebrate and unite each of us,” Loggins said.
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The Loggins song featured in the AI video was famously featured in the 1986 film Top Gun, and the AI video seems to pay homage to that.
In response to a request for comment on the video, a White House representative reportedly sent Variety a Top Gun meme that read, “We feel the need for speed.”
Millions of people took part in “No Kings” demonstrations in cities across the United States on Saturday, marching and rallying to denounce what participants saw as the government's rapid slide into authoritarianism under the Trump administration.
People holding placards with slogans such as “There's nothing more patriotic than protesting” and “Resist Fascism” filled Times Square in New York City, and thousands gathered in parks in Boston, Atlanta and Chicago.
Demonstrators marched through downtown Washington and Los Angeles, picketed outside the capitols of several Republican-led states, a courthouse in Billings, Montena, and hundreds of small public spaces.
The official White House account, X, responded to “No Kings” Day by sharing an image of Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance wearing crowns over an image of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer wearing sombreros.
“We have different bodies. Good night everyone. 👑,” the caption read.
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Meanwhile, President Trump was spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
“They say they call me a king. I'm not a king,” the president said in a Fox News interview that aired early Friday morning.
President Trump's Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, derided the demonstration as a “Hate America” rally.
The No Kings coalition responded to Johnson's comments, calling the protests an “American rally of hate” and blaming the “ongoing government shutdown”.
“Speaker Johnson is running out of excuses to continue shutting down the government. Instead of reopening the government, keeping health care affordable, and lowering costs for working families, he is attacking millions of Americans who are peacefully rallying to say that America belongs to the people, not the king,” the group said, adding, “We will meet with everyone on October 18th.”
“No Kings” protests first broke out in hundreds of U.S. cities on June 14 during a military parade in Washington commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. military, which coincided with President Trump's birthday.
The protest was held in response to what organizers claimed was President Trump's plan to boost his self-respect on his 79th birthday, which also happened to be Flag Day. The “No Kings” theme was organized by the 50501 Movement, which represents 50 states, 50 protests, and one movement, and is made up of American citizens who say they support democracy and oppose the so-called authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.
Protesters liken Trump's actions to those of a king rather than a democratically elected president, and are calling for his “abdication.”
“They have defied our courts, deported Americans, taken people off our streets, attacked our civil rights and cut our services,” the group said on its website, referring to the Trump administration and its policies. “They have done this while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.”
— With files from The Associated Press
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