Taylor Swift Songs Stripped From Trump, White House Posts
Videos posted by the president's campaign and the White House that used Swift's music are now silent, the latest in a string of artist objections.
Several of Taylor Swift's songs have been removed from videos posted on social media by Donald Trump's campaign and the White House, muting posts that had been used to mock the pop star.
A video from Aug. 3 showing the president and first lady Melania Trump watching fireworks was posted this month on TikTok set to Swift's song "August."
"I'm sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song! #taylorswift #maga #august," the accompanying text read.
Trump's campaign later published another post needling Swift over the title of her 2012 album "Red." "Did you know Taylor Swift wrote a whole album about the color of the Republican party?" it said, offering parody track titles.
Both videos are now silent. Trump-related accounts have used Swift's music in other campaign videos as well, and several of those no longer have sound either.
As the text accompanying the "August" video suggests, Trump's social media accounts have used pop songs as rage bait. Posts have featured music from Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo and Kenny Loggins, all of whom publicly objected.
"Please do not use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense," Grande wrote after the White House set her music over a montage of ICE agents handcuffing and detaining people.
When the White House used one of Carpenter's songs to soundtrack a video of immigration raids in 2025, the singer wrote: "This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."
Swift has not commented on the latest case.
Trump has previously attacked the singer, who endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election. "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" he declared at the time. Last year he wrote: "Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT?'"
Swift's Eras tour was the highest-grossing tour of all time, according to Pollstar, generating about $2.2 billion worldwide. Her album "The Life of a Showgirl" became the most pre-saved album ever on Spotify ahead of its October 2025 release.
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