A lot of singers/bands sent cease & desist orders to Trump during his campaigns. I don’t disparage those signers or bands one bit. You either accept that these people own their work and can do with it as they please or you buy into the leftist “I can do whatever I want” crap. I love Trump as much as any MAGA rightwinger but Trump has always been a do first ask for permission second” kind of guy. If he didn’t ask for permission first then I don’t hate those groups. It is what it is.
He didn't own his music at that time. He only recently regained ownership.
I'm sure Trump paid the royalties to whomever owned the music at the time.
He shouldn’t have to ask for permission. All he has to do is pay the fee to the licensing agency, which doesn’t let the artist control who and where their work is played, as long as money transfers.