Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
Isaac Hayes’ Family Demands $3 Million From Donald Trump for Playing ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ at Campaign Events
variety.comEllise Shafer The family of late R&B legend Isaac Hayes said on Sunday night that they are suing presidential candidate Donald Trump for his unauthorized use of “Hold On, I’m Coming” at campaign events.
In documents posted to Hayes’ social media accounts, his family demanded that Trump cease playing the song and pay $3 million for its unauthorized use from 2022 to 2024, saying that the copyright has been infringed 134 times.
Hayes wrote “Hold On, I’m Coming” for R&B act Sam & Dave and therefore his estate owns the rights. In the letter, Hayes’ family also asked that all videos featuring Trump using the song be taken down and requested that an official statement is released from Trump’s campaign acknowledging that the Hayes estate has not “authorized, endorsed or permitted” use of the song.
Hayes’ family went on to say that if these demands are not met, they will “take all legal action required to enforce the infringed upon intellectual property rights, including but not limited to sending third party take down requests and/or federal litigation.” Hayes’ son, Isaac Hayes III, also posted a statement on his social media denouncing Trump’s use of the song. “Donald Trump epitomizes a lack of integrity and class, not only through his continuous use of my father’s music without permission but also through his history of sexual abuse against women and his racist rhetoric,” Hayes III wrote. “This behavior will no longer be tolerated, and we will take swift action to put an end to it.” Representatives for Trump’s campaign did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
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