Trump's use of "Hallelujah" is "blasphemy," Rufus Wainwright says (1 Viewer)

[Politics - CBSNews.com]

On Monday, Donald Trump turned a town hall Q&A into a music-listening session, with the former president swaying on stage for more than 30 minutes to some of his favorite songs — including Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," as covered by the singer Rufus Wainwright in the film "Shrek."

Now, Wainwright and Cohen's estate are taking issue with Trump's use of the song, with Wainwright writing on social media that "witnessing Trump and his supporters commune with this music last night was the height of blasphemy."

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