Lara Trump’s Cover Of A Beloved Tom Petty Song Has Her In Very Hot Water

As is far too often a case, a member of the Trump family is trying to make a political statement with someone else’s creative output, and it’s not only wrong on a moral level, it’s also so God-awful it’d make a dog leave the room.

The culprit this time is Lara Trump, whose only claim to fame is that she’s married to Eric Trump, the son of failed loser and thrice-impeached former president Donald Trump.

Mrs. Trump is on the verge of releasing a cover version of one of the late Tom Petty’s most famous tunes, “I Won’t Back Down,” which is probably the song he’s most associated with.

During the 2020 presidential race, Donald Trump used the song at one of his rallies, which led to Petty’s family sending a cease-and-desist notice to the Trump campaign.

Covering a song, it should be noted, isn’t a violation of copyright law as long as the song is changed in some way. In the case of the Lara Trump cover, it’s been made into a country tune, and it’s so damn bad that listening to just a few seconds may cause you to start bleeding from the ears. You’ve been warned.

For the brave among you, here’s a sample of Lara’s “I Won’t Back Down”:

As was noted, Lara cannot be legally pursued on copyright infringement, but the family can issue another cease-and-desist notice and then seek a court injunction.

But perhaps the hottest water of all for Lara Trump arrived in the form of disgust from social media users.