Three seconds in, a Trump campaign video (here) uses a flash shot of the Dutch violinist and a teenaged singer in its opening sequence.
The clip, taken without permission, has been circulated by Twitter owner Elon Musk on his social media.
Rieu’s son called the video’s content ‘horrible’ but said no legal action would be taken.
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