Trump played Hallelujah despite protest
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Trump played Hallelujah despite protest from Leonard Cohen estate

The trustees of Leonard Cohen's estate protested President Donald Trump's plan to play the song "Hallelujah" as part of the United States' 250th anniversary, but the song was used anyway, Billboard reports.

Donald Trump's inauguration of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on June 24 marked the start of an event to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Ahead of the event, the trustees of Leonard Cohen's estate protested the planned use of the song "Hallelujah."

“This use is unauthorized, and the estate does not endorse or approve of this or any similar use,” they wrote on Instagram, according to Billboard.

Despite the protest, the song was performed during the event, with bombers flying overhead before Donald Trump took the stage.

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