Lara Trump won't back down from playing victim as she butchers Tom Petty classic

Donald Trump daughter-in-law Lara Trump appears to be hoping to turn herself into the next Jason Aldean or Oliver Anthony, riding right-wing resentments to a viral hit. She’s recorded a cover of the Tom Petty classic “I Won’t Back Down,” and she’s very angry at Apple for not placing it prominently enough in search results.

Trump’s cover version comes just over three years after Petty’s family issued a cease and desist order to prevent her father-in-law’s campaign from using the exact same song at rallies. “Both the late Tom Petty and his family firmly stand against racism and discrimination of any kind," the family said in a statement at the time. "Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate. He liked to bring people together."

It’s unclear that a cease and desist issued to the campaign would apply to Lara Trump as an individual, but it’s pretty clear that she’s violating the spirit of what Petty’s family wanted.

If they do speak out against her use of the song, though, Trump will likely roll that into the grievance campaign she’s already launched.