Linkin Park has issued a cease-and-desist order to stop Donald Trump using one of the band's songs in a campaign video, band members have said.
A video promoting the US president featured the band's song In the End and was posted to Twitter by social media director Dan Scavino and retweeted by Mr Trump.
The video has since been disabled by Twitter for breaching copyright laws.
Linkin Park said in a tweet: "Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued.”
In the End is one of the band's most popular songs and features former singer Chester Bennington, who committed suicide in 2017.
Linkin Park is just the latest in a series of bands and musical acts who have hit out at the US president for using their music during his re-election campaign.
The Rolling Stones said in June that Mr Trump could face legal action if he continues to use You Can't Always Get What You Want - one of their most popular tracks - at his campaign rallies after it played at a Tulsa event.
The band announced their legal team was working with the world’s biggest performing rights organisation the BMI to stop him using their songs in any of his future political campaign events.
That came after the family of the late singer Tom Petty told the US president to stop using the song I Won’t Back Down for campaigning purposes.
Rock band Queen also showed their displeasure with Mr Trump when he walked on stage to We Are The Champions during the Republic convention in the lead-up to the 2016 election. The band tweeted that it was “against our wishes” for the song to be used.
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British singer Adele’s hits Rolling In The Deep and Skyfall were played at Mr Trump’s political rallies in 2016, prompting her spokesman to point out she had not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning.
The president has also been criticised by Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, the late Prince’s estate, REM and Aerosmith for using their music at his rallies.
