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WASHINGTON – Eminem has become the latest musician to object to a politician using his music – in this case, the 38-year-old enfant terrible of the Republican aspirants, Mr Vivek Ramaswamy.

The tech entrepreneur on Aug 12 at the Iowa State Fair, where presidential candidates traditionally turn up to make a big impression, had rapped along to Eminem’s 2002 hit Lose Yourself.

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