Nancy Sinatra Rages At Donald Trump For Posting Frank Sinatra ‘My Way’ Performance: ‘This Is Sacrilege’

Add Nancy Sinatra to the long list of musicians who have requested that Donald Trump stop using their (or their family’s) music in his political messaging. Over the weekend, Sinatra lashed out at the president for posting a video of her late father, Frank Sinatra, singing his iconic 1969 ballad “My Way” on his Truth Social platform over the weekend.

“This is sacrilege,” Nancy Sinatra wrote on X in response to a person who wrote, “Omg, @NancySinatra will not be happy about this. Trump goes against everything that Frank stood for. He was a big champion for equality and supported the Civil Rights movement.” The comment came in response to Trump posting the brief clip of a tuxedo-wearing Frank Sinatra performing his signature song at Madison Square Garden in 1974 with no context or commentary.

When another fan asked if there is anything Nancy can do to prevent Trump from posting her father’s music, the “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” singer replied, “Unfortunately no. The only people who can do something are the publishers”; the song’s publishers are Because Music and Primary Wave. Sinatra’s “My Way” is an English-language adaptation of the French song “Comme d’habitude,” with lyrics written by Paul Anka.

Nancy Sinatra has long been a loud and frequent critic of Trump’s presidency — in March, she tweeted, “Not only is trump insane but he is an extreme danger to America and the world — and over the weekend she also reposted a fan comment that read: “Trump may love Sinatra, but Sinatra did not love Trump.” She joins an expansive list of artists who’ve complained or taken action against Trump for using their music without permission, a roster that includes Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyoncé, Foo Fighters, SZA, Kenny Loggins, Celine Dion, Jack White, Guns N’ Roses, Neil Young, Ozzy Osbourne and many more.