Nancy Sinatra has lashed out at President Donald Trump for sharing one of her fathers most celebrated recordings, denouncing it as sacrilege for Frank Sinatra to be linked to the 45th president.
The 83-year-old daughter of the legendary singer erupted online after President Trump posted a video on Truth Social featuring Frank Sinatras 1969 classic My Way. According to Breitbart News, her ire was triggered when social media users drew her attention to the clip, prompting an immediate and emotional reaction.
Her displeasure surfaced in blunt terms once she saw the post circulating among the Presidents supporters. This is a sacrilege, she wrote on X, after a follower brought Trumps post to her attention.
Entertainment Weekly reported that another fan then pressed her on whether she had any legal recourse to stop the song from being used, echoing the broader trend of left-leaning entertainers trying to police how their work is associated with conservative politicians. Unfortunately no, she lamented. The only people who can do something are the publishers.
This latest outburst is consistent with Nancy Sinatras long-standing hostility toward President Trump and the tens of millions of Americans who voted for him. In 2021 she said she will never forgive the people who voted for him and hopes the anger doesnt kill me.
Her comments at the time underscored a deep contempt not only for the President but for his supporters, many of whom see My Way as an anthem of individualism and self-reliance. I couldnt believe that this great nation had sunk so low, Sinatra said of Trumps 2016 victory in an interview, as Breitbart News reported.
Her rhetoric went even further, casting Trump voters as morally beyond redemption rather than fellow citizens with differing views. Ill never forgive the people that voted for him, ever, she added. I have an angry place inside of me now. I hope it doesnt kill me.
For the record, Rolling Stone notes Frank Sinatra recorded My Way in 1969, an English-language adaptation of the French song Comme dhabitude, written by Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, and Claude Franois. The English lyrics were penned by Paul Anka, meaning the rights are held by the publishers, Because Music and Primary Wave Music Publishing, not the Sinatra estate, and the standard has also been famously performed by Elvis Presley and Sid Vicious.
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