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Leonard Cohen Estate Does Not Support Trump’s Plan to Use ‘Hallelujah’ at Freedom 250 Rally

A late music legend's estate shut down Trump's plans to play a beloved hit at his Freedom 250 rally, The Daily Beast reported. Trump had said for weeks that the Great American State Fair on June 24 would include the song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, according to The Daily Beast. American tenor Ch...

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As of June 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The president said that opera singer Christopher Macchio would perform the song at his Trump rally on June 24.
The headline split Raw Story frames it as "Music legend's estate refuses to let Trump play beloved hit at Freedom 250 rally: report". Rolling Stone frames it as "Leonard Cohen Estate Does Not Support Trump’s Plan to Use ‘Hallelujah’ at Freedom 250 Ral...".
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Left / center-leftMusic legend's estate refuses to let Trump play beloved hit at Freedom 250 rally: report

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Raw StoryNews report · Jun 25, 1:19 AM

Music legend's estate refuses to let Trump play beloved hit at Freedom 250 rally: report

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A late music legend's estate shut down Trump's plans to play a beloved hit at his Freedom 250 rally, The Daily Beast reported. Trump had said for weeks that the Great American State Fair on...

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Rolling StoneNews report · Jun 24, 11:42 PM

Leonard Cohen Estate Does Not Support Trump’s Plan to Use ‘Hallelujah’ at Freedom 250 Rally

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The president said that opera singer Christopher Macchio would perform the song at his Trump rally on June 24

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Jun 24, 11:42 PM: Rolling Stone joined the source map.

Jun 25, 1:19 AM: Raw Story joined the source map.

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