Awkward Pete Hegseth video hit with Metallica copyright over 'unauthorised' song usage | The Independent

Metallica have successfully managed to get one of their songs removed from a video released by the Pentagon boasting about the Trump administration’s increased use of military drones.

In an awkward clip posted on X/Twitter on Thursday (10 July), defense secretary Pete Hegseth can be seen speaking to the camera as he explains how his department is fulfilling Donald Trump’s executive order issued last month to “unleash American drone dominance”.

During the video, a drone flies towards Mr Hegseth with a memo attached to it, which he grabs before appearing to sign the document, which is entitled “Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance. This is the future,” he declared. “We’re in the fight. We’re in the fight to win it. And we’re never gonna back down.”

Hegseth stumbles his way through drone video with Metallica track playing in the background

Metallica have successfully managed to get one of their songs removed from a video released by the Pentagon boasting about the Trump administration’s increased use of military drones.

In an awkward clip posted on X/Twitter on Thursday (10 July), defense secretary Pete Hegseth can be seen speaking to the camera as he explains how his department is fulfilling Donald Trump’s executive order issued last month to “unleash American drone dominance”.

During the video, a drone flies towards Mr Hegseth with a memo attached to it, which he grabs before appearing to sign the document, which is entitled “Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance. This is the future,” he declared. “We’re in the fight. We’re in the fight to win it. And we’re never gonna back down.”