Taylor Swift's songs removed from Trump campaign and White House social media
Copyright claims silenced Trump accounts' mocking videos after songs were used without permission in campaign posts.
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Taylor Swift's songs, including "August" and tracks from her Red album, were removed from videos posted by Donald Trump's campaign and White House social media accounts after copyright claims were filed. The posts had mocked Swift and used her music as "rage bait," continuing Trump's public antagonism toward the singer following her 2024 endorsement of Kamala Harris. Multiple other artists including Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter have similarly objected to unauthorized use of their music in Trump administration content.
- Trump campaign and White House posted videos using Taylor Swift's "August" and Red album references to mock her, which were subsequently silenced by copyright claims.
- The removals are part of a broader pattern: Trump accounts have used music from multiple artists (Grande, Perry, Carpenter, Rodrigo, Loggins) without permission, prompting public objections from all.
- Swift has not responded publicly; Trump's hostility toward her dates to her 2024 endorsement of Kamala Harris and his declaration "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!"
How it unfolded
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Report Guardian reports pattern of artist objections
Coverage details how Trump accounts have used music from multiple artists without permission, including Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Sabrina Carpenter, and Olivia Rodrigo, all of whom have publicly objected.
“Please do not use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense.”
Ariana Grande · Press ↗ -
Analysis Context of Trump-Swift antagonism
Reports note Trump's previous attacks on Swift dating to her 2024 Harris endorsement, including his declaration "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" and comments about her appearance.
“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
Donald Trump · Press ↗ -
Reaction News coverage emerges of song removals
Multiple news outlets report that both videos are now silent after copyright claims removed the audio from Trump-related social media accounts.
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Event Trump posts video with Swift's "August"
A video of Trump and Melania watching fireworks was posted on TikTok featuring Taylor Swift's song "August" with sarcastic caption suggesting Swift would be excited about the use.
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Event Campaign posts mocking Red album
Trump's campaign published a post asking "Did you know Taylor Swift wrote a whole album about the color of the Republican party?" referencing her 2012 album Red, with suggested parody track titles.
What people are saying verbatim
“I'm sure @Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song! #taylorswift #maga #august”
Trump campaign, Campaign social media post · The Guardian ↗ · Aug 2
“Did you know Taylor Swift wrote a whole album about the color of the Republican party?”
Trump campaign, Campaign social media post · The Guardian ↗ · Aug 2
“Please do not use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense.”
Ariana Grande, Pop artist · The Guardian ↗
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
Sabrina Carpenter, Pop artist · The Guardian ↗
“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
Donald Trump, US President · The Guardian ↗ · Dec 31
Voices from the web unedited
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Rage-baiting efforts of Trump accounts silenced after posts such as a video linking her Red album to Republicans
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Taylor Swift songs removed from Trump & WH's social media posts https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a ug/09/taylor-swift-songs-removed-trump-white-house-posts