Several Taylor Swift tracks have been taken down from videos shared by U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House, which had utilized two of the pop star’s songs in the past week.
Neither the White House nor a representative for Swift provided immediate responses to requests for comments.
Although Swift has not recently addressed Trump directly, she did endorse his Democratic opponent, then Vice-President Kamala Harris, in 2024. During the 2020 election, Swift expressed her disapproval of Trump via social media, stating that he was not wanted as president.
Trump has voiced his criticism of Swift on multiple occasions. Following her endorsement of Harris, the Republican leader declared on social media, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” In a separate instance, he remarked, “Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?'”
Various artists, including Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande, have urged the Trump administration not to use their music.
Famous Swift Songs Referenced in TikToks
The Trump campaign showcased two Swift songs on its TikTok page in the past week. One video, incorporating her lyrics, included a caption alluding to popular songs by the artist, such as: “Red (Donald Trump’s Version).”
In June, Trump’s campaign posted a video on the short-video platform featuring Swift’s latest track Toy Story 5 titled I Knew It, I Knew You. The clip was captioned, “Nobody loves our country & the American People more than @President Donald J Trump,” showing him engaging with children at the White House, dancing at a UFC event, and appearing at a rally.
This marked the third occasion where the Trump administration or campaign utilized songs from the Grammy Award-winning artist in recent times.
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