\n<\/p>\n
The Pentagon has found itself in hot water after posting \u2014 and then swiftly deleting \u2014 a promotional video about expanded drone warfare under former President Donald Trump<\/strong>‘s administration that featured Metallica<\/a><\/strong>‘s “Enter Sandman” without permission. The video was later re-uploaded with no music after the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) flagged the unauthorized use. Though I’m not sure this administration gives a shit about legality, but anyway.<\/p>\n The now-revised video features former Fox News host and current Defense Secretary Pete “WhiskiLeaks” Hegseth<\/strong> delivering a speech about the U.S. military’s renewed focus on drone production and deployment. In the original version, Hegseth<\/strong>‘s remarks were set to “Enter Sandman,” an addition that many online immediately questioned, both for its legal status and its tone.<\/p>\n A representative for Metallica<\/a><\/strong> confirmed to Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em> that the use of the song was not authorized by the band. The Pentagon acknowledged the copyright violation in a statement released Friday, saying: “This afternoon, representatives from X reached out to DoD regarding a video posted to our social media page and asked that the video be removed due to a copyright issue with the song ‘Enter Sandman’ by Metallica<\/a><\/strong>. The video has been taken down, corrected, and re-uploaded to our page,” according to Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n To be fair to Hegseth<\/strong>, maybe he was too drunk and picked the wrong song.<\/p>\n The video itself is as vile as it is controversial. While Hegseth<\/strong> praises Trump<\/strong>‘s June executive order on “unleashing American drone dominance,” a quadcopter drone appears above his head holding what seems to be a blank piece of paper. He casually plucks it from the air, announcing, “Here’s the memo we’re signing today, delivered via drone,” before putting pen to paper.<\/p>\n \n