Trump's tweet using Linkin Park's In The End is taken down for copyright infringement as fans say 'Chester Bennington would be turning in his grave'

Twitter disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday following a complaint from Linkin Park over the unauthorized usage of their song In the End.

The group's fans rushed to criticize Trump Saturday night claiming that the band's lead singer Chester Bennington would be 'turning in his grave'. 

Fans also shared a tweet from Bennington, who died by suicide in 2017, in which he harshly criticized Trump before he won the presidency.

Linkin Park confirmed via Twitter that they had issued a cease and desist order after the video came to their attention when Trump's retweet began to trend. 

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Linkin Park fans said late lead singer Chester Bennington would be 'turning in his grave' to see the song being used in a video supporting Trump before it was removed by Twitter

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Trump faced backlash for retweeting a video illegally using Linkin Park's In the End

Linkin Park confirmed they had issued a cease and desist order on Saturday night

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The president's tweet featuring Linkin Park's In the End was disabled Saturday night

'Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued,' the band wrote. 

It came as the video, originally shared by White House social media director Dan Scavino, was removed from the social media site, and replaced with a warning that said it had been disabled because of copyright infringement. 

It had contained a montage of Trump addressing supporters, flipping from shots of Congress, to military jets, to his rival Joe Biden. 

Also included were snippets of Trump's Inaugural address 

'What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people,' Trump is heard saying.

'For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost… The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.

'That all changes -- starting right here, and right now.'

It had not contained the band's original version of In the End but a cover made by made by Fleurie and Jung Youth. 

Jung Youth also condemned the illegal use of their music.  

'Earlier today I found out that trump illegally used a cover song that I am part of in a propaganda video which he tweeted,' he tweeted.  

'Anyone who knows me knows I stand firmly against bigotry and racism. Much love to everyone in the twitter community who helped get the video taken down fr!!' 

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Jung Youth who produced the cover of In the End used also said he had not given permission

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The video featured a montage including Trump addressing his supporters 

The video also featured clips of Trump rival Joe Biden (left)  and Steve Bannon

Trump's own retweet also became unavailable Saturday but was linked to an article from Twitter about why a notice would be placed on a tweet. 

Twitter said it removed the video after it received a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice from Machine Shop Entertainment, according to a notice posted on the Lumen Database which collects requests for removal of online materials.

Machine Shop is a management company owned by the rock band Linkin Park, according to its LinkedIn page.

'We respond to valid copyright complaints sent to us by a copyright owner or their authorized representatives,' a Twitter representative said in an email statement.

When Trump first retweeted the video, social media users had been quick to push him as to whether permission had been given.   

'The lead singer for your background song (Linkin Park) is turning in his grave right now,' one fan wrote in response. 'I doubt his widow appreciates you using it either.'

'Please sue this man,' another added. 'Linkin Park's music has helped me through the darkest moments of my life. Chester was against what Trump stands for. Don't let him use this music for his gain...'

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Fans claimed that lead singer Bennington would be 'turning in his grave'

Other fans called on Linkin Park to sue Trump before the tweet was taken down

Late lead singer Chester Bennington had been a vocal critic of Donald Trump

Several fans shared tweets from Bennington in which he hit out at Trump. 

'Donald Trump is a greater threat to the United States than terrorism,' one said.  

'I repeat..... Trump is a greater threat to the USA than terrorism!! We have to take back our voices and stand for what we believe in,' the late singer wrote in another. 

Twitter was also praised for their quick action in removing the video after it was removed. 

'Linkin Park just got Donald Trump’s campaign video removed for copying violation. Good for Linkin Park. RIP Chester Bennington. F**k Trump,' tweeted The Palmer Report. 

'Trump retweeted a video with a remixed Linkin Park song in it. It trended on Twitter and then the copyright gods struck it down. They tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, it didn't even matter,' joked NBC reporter Ben Collins. 

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The quick action to have the tweet of the video taken down from Twitter was praised

Trump has not yet commented on the tweet being disabled.  

Twitter began challenging Trump's tweets in May and has repeatedly clashed with him since.

 The social media company has several times disabled or commented on tweets by the president because of what it said were copyright complaints or violations of a policy against threatening violence.

Twitter removed an image the president tweeted on June 30, which included a picture of Trump, because of a complaint from the New York Times, whose photographer had shot the image.

The company also put a tweet from the president behind a warning label in late May, saying that he had violated its rules against 'glorifying violence' when he advocated that Minneapolis authorities be tough in responding to protests over the death of George Floyd.

Linkin Park are far from the first group to issue a cease and desist against the Trump campaign for illegal usage of their songs. 

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In June, Tom Petty's estate issued President Trump a formal cease and desist order for using his 1989 song I Won't Back Down during his sparsely-attended Tulsa rally on June 20

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Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie demanded Trump stop using their songs in June 

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'Not for much longer!' In 2018, Rihanna tweeted that neither she nor her people 'would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies' after Trump played Please Don't Stop the Music

In late June, The Rolling Stones threatened legal action because he is still using their songs at his rallies despite their objections. 

Tom Petty's estate also issued Trump a formal cease and desist order for using his 1989 song I Won't Back Down during his sparsely-attended Tulsa rally on June 20. 

That same week Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie demanded Trump stop using their songs, after he used their 2018 hit song High Hopes during a rally in Phoenix.  

A year ago, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne demanded Trump stop using anymore of his music, including 1980 banger Crazy Train, for political ads or campaigns. 

Grammy Award-winning musician Neil Young lashed out at Trump in 2018 after hearing one of his songs played against his wishes during Trump's pre-midterm campaign rallies.

Rihanna, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose and Aerosmith have made similar criticisms. 

Other legends demanding the Donald cease from playing their music includes Prince, Queen, Pharrell, George Harrison, Neil Young, Adele, Elton John, R.E.M., Twisted Sister, and more.