John Fogerty spoke out against Donald Trump's use of his Creedence Clearwater Revival anti-war and anti-draft dodger anthem "Fortunate Son" at his rallies, calling it "confounding to say the least." Now he's issued the campaign a cease and desist order against its usage. "I object to the President using my song, 'Fortunate Son' in any way for his campaign," Fogerty writes. "He is using my words and my voice to portray a message that I do not endorse."
"Therefore, I am issuing a 'cease and desist' order," he continues. "I wrote this song because, as a veteran, I was disgusted that some people were allowed to be excluded from serving our country because they had access to political and financial privilege. I also wrote about wealthy people not paying their fair share of taxes. Mr. Trump is a prime example of both of these issues. The fact that Mr. Trump also fans the flames of hatred, racism and fear while rewriting recent history, is even more reason to be troubled by his use of my song."