Taylor Swift songs removed from White House, Trump campaign posts
Multiple Team Trump TikTok posts lost Taylor Swift songs after the campaign used them to taunt her, leaving the videos without audio.
- On Friday, fans noticed that Taylor Swift's 2020 song 'August' had been removed from a Team Trump TikTok video posted Monday, which featured President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watching fireworks.
- The campaign's video included a caption sarcastically suggesting Swift would be 'super excited' her song was used, following years of public friction between the singer and President Trump.
- Variety noted that Team Trump's account, which has approximately 14 million followers, also had audio removed from videos using Swift's songs 'Father Figure' and 'Opalite' following similar usage.
- While neither the campaign nor Swift officially explained the removal, fans celebrated the move, as Swift's control over her music masters provides her distinct leverage to restrict platform usage.
- This incident adds to a long list of artists, including Ariana Grande and The Rolling Stones, who have objected to the Trump campaign using their music without authorization in political messaging.
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Taylor Swift Songs Removed from Trump Campaign and White House Social Media Videos
Social media accounts for the White House and President Donald Trump’s campaign which recently posted Taylor Swift songs no longer have the pop megastar’s music in its videos. On Tuesday, the Team Trump official campaign account posted a clip to TikTok of the president and First Lady Melania Trump watching fireworks — as the Swift song “August” played in the background. “I’m sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song!” The …
So long, Taylor Swift songs — they're no longer in White House, Trump campaign social media posts
Some Taylor Swift songs have been removed from social media videos posted by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign and the White House, which has used two of the American superstar's recordings over the past week.
The campaign used two Swift songs through its Tick Tock account before it was removed from some sections, while neither the White House nor a Swift's representative responded to comment requests. Swift songs were used in political publications, with one section manipulating the addresses and words of a number of its songs to criticize the policies of former President Joe Baiden's administration and his deputy Kamala Harris, as well as commenting…
First they were used, now they're being removed. The White House and the Trump campaign have removed Taylor Swift songs from some posts, even though her music has repeatedly accompanied posts by the US president and his administration in recent months.
Taylor Swift songs removed from Donald Trump social media posts
Despite their long-running feud with the pop superstar, the Trump campaign and White House had used several Swift tracks in TikTok videos, including the 2020 song August for a video showing the US president and First Lady Melania Trump watching fireworks.
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