The White Stripes sue Trump for using the “Seven Nation Army” in a campaign video

The rock group The White Stripes has filed a lawsuit against the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for using the band's megahit “Seven Nation Army” in a now-deleted campaign video.

Lead singer and guitarist Jack White posted the cover photo of the lawsuit filed in New York District Court on his Instagram page on Tuesday with the caption “This machine is suing fascists.” It's a reference to the words folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote on his guitar: “This machine kills fascists.”

White Stripes drummer Meg White is also named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit. Trump and the campaign are accused of “blatant abuse.” The duo is demanding unspecified damages and an injunction prohibiting Trump from using their songs.

Neither a Trump campaign spokesman nor a legal representative for the former president immediately responded to requests for comment.

Jack White had already hinted at the lawsuit in an Instagram post a week ago after a Trump campaign staffer posted the video on social media on August 29. On Instagram, he wrote: “Don't even think about using my music, you fascists. My lawyers will be suing for this (in addition to your 5,000 others).”

In the lawsuit, the band states that it had previously “publicly condemned” Trump's use of the same song during his 2016 election campaign, adding that it “vehemently opposes the policies and actions pursued by Defendant Trump during his presidency and proposed for his sought second term.”

The White Stripes join a list of artists who have taken legal action against Trump for the unauthorized use of their music, including Abba, Isaac Hayes, Eddy Grant, Neil Young, Beyoncé and Céline Dion.

“Seven Nation Army” was released in 2003 and became a worldwide hit. Although it originally came from garage rock, the song is now regularly heard in sports stadiums and has become the unofficial anthem of the Italian national football team.